Nurse's apron
Horrockses
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Cotton cambric.
Measurements
1070 x 1100 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604377
Summary
A woman's apron for a nurse, made from white cotton cambric. The bibbed apron is undecorated, with one patch pocket right hand side and two neck and waist ties for fastening, intact. A manufacturer's label attached to an inner seam reads, "Horrockses Cloth. Regd". An additional merchant's label attached to an inner seam reads, "Lilywhite Aprons. Regd. British Made".
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Doreen Brown.
Marks and inscriptions
Inner seam on waist, centre front.: A merchant's label attached to an inner seam reads, "Lilywhite Aprons. Regd. British Made". See associated photograph for further details. Inner seam on waist, right hand side.: A manufacturer's label attached to an inner seam reads, "Horrockses Cloth. Regd". See associated photograph for further details.
Makers and roles
Horrockses , manufacturer Lilywhites , seller