Theatre Gown
Date1956
Object NameGown
Mediumlinen
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
AcquisitionKenneth A Webster Nursing Collection.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS029470
About MeMedium-large green theatre gown for use by surgeon or scrubbed nurse. The gown is folded such that it is ready to be picked up by scrubbed-up user: hands were eased into the sleeves from inside and inside of gown only kept next to wearer who did not touch the outside of the gown, the tapes being fastened by the circulating nurse who was not scrubbed-up and who took care to touch only the ends of the tapes.
1930 - 1940
