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2020/93/1 Uniform, scrub set sample for '#ScrubsForStVincents', cotton, made by Cue Clothing Co, for St Vincent's Hospitals, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020. Gift of Lynette and Rod Levis, AM, Cue Clothing Co, 2020.. Click to enlarge.
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Photographer: Kate Bielenberg

Scrub set for St Vincent's Hospitals by Cue

This set of hospital scrubs is the production sample that the Cue Clothing Company (established 1968) made in preparation for the 300-plus scrub sets which they produced and donated to St Vincent's Hospitals, Sydney.

In March 2020, due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic within the Australian community, the Federal and State governments instituted a nationwide lockdown which halted the operations of many non-essential services including manufacturers and retailers such as Cue. Conversely, …

Parts of this object

2020/93/1-1 Top, part of uniform, scrub set sample for '#ScrubsForStVincents', cotton, made by Cue Clothing Co, for St Vincent's Hospitals, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020
Scrub top by Cue
2020
2020/93/1-1 Top, part of uniform, scrub set sample for '#ScrubsForStVincents', cotton, made by Cue Clothing Co, for St Vincent's Hospitals, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020
Scrub top by Cue
2020
2020/93/1-2 Trousers, part of uniform, scrub set sample for '#ScrubsForStVincents', cotton, made by Cue Clothing Co, for St Vincent's Hospitals, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020
Scrub trousers by Cue
2020

Summary

Object No.

2020/93/1

Object Statement

Uniform, scrub set sample for '#ScrubsForStVincents', cotton, made by Cue Clothing Co, for St Vincent's Hospitals, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020. Gift of Lynette and Rod Levis, AM, Cue Clothing Co, 2020.

Physical Description

V-neck, short-sleeve navy cotton top with three patch pockets and side slits (size M), navy cotton trousers with elasticised waist and drawstring, welt pockets (size XL). The sizing is unisex. The Cue team created the pattern by working from St Vincent's existing scrubs and added a few extra design details like the welt to the pocket of the pant.

The scrub set is supported by 8 digital images documenting the production process and hospital staff wearing the scrub sets including five images of the Cue team in various production stages.

Images:

1. St Vincent's Hospital Nurse Joy wearing Cue #ScrubsForStVincents, 2020, photograph by Kate Bielenberg
2. Cue Design Room and Production Managers, Melinda Sammut and Erika Walker (left to right), 2020, photograph by Chris Sewell
3.Cue pattern-maker Toni Quinn creating the pattern, 2020, photograph by Chris Sewell
4.Cue cutter George Theore, cutting the sample fabric, 2020, photograph by Chris Sewell
5.Cue machinist Huy Nguyen, making the first sample, 2020, photograph by Chris Sewell
6. Melinda Sammut and Erika Walker (left to right) inspecting the garments, 2020, photograph by Chris Sewell
7. Cue Executive Director Melanie Levis with St Vincent's Hospital staff on International Nurses Day, 12 May 2020, photograph by Chris Sewell
8. Embroidered St Vincent's Hospital logo, photograph by Chris Sewell

Marks

Label, inside back neck of top, black ink on small white label, 'M'. Label inside back waist of trousers, black ink on small white label 'XL'. Label, outside, left welt pocket of trousers, woven, white on black, 'CUE/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA'.

Short URL

https://ma.as/603921

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Lynette and Rod Levis AM, Cue Clothing Co, 2020

Acquisition Date

9 September 2020

Cite this Object

Harvard

Scrub set for St Vincent's Hospitals by Cue 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/603921>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/603921 |title=Scrub set for St Vincent's Hospitals by Cue |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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