Name/TitleBadge: Florence Nightingale lamp
About this objectSmall pin badge in the form of a lit candle lantern, believed to represent Florence Nightingale's lamp.
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal
Organic, card
MeasurementsH: 40 x W: 19 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswar & conflict
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's war work
Subject and Association KeywordsHealth & well-being
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale:
"Florence Nightingale OM RRC DStJ (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. She gave nursing a favourable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night."
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2015-8-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved