From:Florence Nightingale Museum

Name/TitleDrawing by Annette Garfitt, "A Pinkie"

About this objectA drawing by Annette Garfitt, "A Pinkie".

Drawn while on Night Duty at St Thomas's Hospital, 07/01/1939.

Pinkies were cleaners and so called because they wore pink dresses. Many of them were local people from Lambeth and from generations of the same families. They used to strew the polished floors of the hospital with tea-leaves to pick up the dust.

MakerAnnette Garfitt nee Bowen

Maker RoleArtist

Date Made07/01/1939

Period20th Century

Medium and MaterialsPaper
Pencil

Place MadeSt Thomas' Hospital, London

Inscription and MarksA "PINKIE"

7/1/39

Signed FAB

Measurements15.4 x 21cm (Drawing)

30.5 x 39.5cm (Card Mount)

Object TypeDrawing

Object number1095.07

Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved