Cotton gauze surgical mask
Object No. 2004/135/3
This mask predates disposable surgical masks and is believed to date from the owner's days as a nurse in Holland between around 1920 and 1950. Megan Hicks Curator 2004
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Summary
Object Statement
Surgical mask, cotton gauze, maker unknown, possibly made in the Netherlands, probably 1930-1950
Physical Description
The mask consists of a rectangle of double thickness cotton gauze, apparently machine stitched. At each corner there is a length of white cotton tape, hemmed at the end.
DIMENSIONS
Height
90 mm
Width
230 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
The maker of the mask is unknown but it was possibly made in the Netherlands, probably between 1930 and 1950.
HISTORY
Notes
The donor believes this mask probably dates from her mother's days as a nurse in Holland before she migrated to Australia with her husband and children in 1951. Her mother, Mrs van de Voorde, died in September 2004 aged 92 years.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs Marianne van de Voorde, 2004
Acquisition Date
28 September 2004
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