Uniform

Object Name:

Uniform

Object ID:

1967.003

Place of Origin:

New York

Date:

1942

Description:

Dress. Nurse's Aide uniform, American Red Cross. Light blue cotton jumper dress, stitched band around square neck, and over shoulders to waistband, front and back. Skirt gathered into 2" waistband, with two pockets. Buttoned down back with large white buttons. White cotton, short-sleeved blouse, tailored collar, one pocket. Label reading "Hoover New York 11, N.Y." at neck.
Worn by Ida F. (Mrs. F. Howard) Taggart who was in the first class of volunteers in Concord. /arc /service (first) in pocket and volunteer snapped to left sleeve, white, embroidered in red, buttonhole stitch around edge with red cross in center and red lettering around cross "American Red Cross Volunteer". Also, on jumper dress, gilt pin, "American Red Cross Volunteer" around edge with red cross in center, pinned at center neck. Stripe service pin of red grosgrain with white silk square at left with red cross in center, pinned to dress and below that a small silver Fifteen Year pin, blue enamel border with red cross on white ground. Also, photograph of the Nurse's Aid Class. Also, blue cap, buttoned, with white band. Navy blue round insignia at front, white diamond with red cross center.

Material:

Textile
Cotton
Enamel

Provenance:

Owned and worn by the donor (Ida Taggart) as a member of the first class organized by the American Red Cross for Volunteer Nurses' Aids for World War II in 1942 (in New Hampshire).

Credit Line:

Gift of Ida F. Taggart

People:

Taggart, Ida F. (1909-2007)

Subjects:

Red Cross, Uniforms, Nurses