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Boy's Shirt

1970s (made)
Artist/Maker
Chilprufe Ltd. (makers)
Place of origin
britain (made)

This boy's shirt was produced in the 1970s by Chilprufe, a childswear company based in Leicester. It is made from a fabric called CourtelleTM which is a synthetic fibre that resembles wool. The shirt itself is orange and beige and features a repetitive pattern across the surface of the fabric.


Object details

Categories
Children's Clothes
Children & Childhood
Object type
boy's shirt
Materials and techniques
Made from Courtelle, a trademarked synthetic acrylic fabric that resembles wool
Synthetic Fabric
Plastic
Machine Sewing
Brief description
Boy's orange patterned shirt made by Chilprufe in the 1970s
Physical description
Boy's shirt made from orange and cream patterned, synthetic fabric. The shirt has a large collar and can be fastened around the neck with orange, plastic buttons. The long sleeves also fasten with matching buttons on the cuffs. There is a pocket on the left hand side of the chest, decorated with another orange button.
Dimensions
  • Neck to lower hem length: 54.5cm
The label sewn into garment indicated that it is made for a child of 10 years of age, or of someone 140cm tall
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Chilprufe, Courtelle, MACHINE WASHABLE, MADE IN BRITAIN' (Located on the material label sewn into the back of the shirt)
  • 55'', 140cm, 10 yrs, MACHINE, warm minimum wash (40°C), cool rinse, short spin, cool iron, reverse side' (Located on material label sewn into back of shirt)
Credit line
Given by Jackie Newton
Object history
This shirt was donated by Jackie and Norman Newton who opened a children's clothing boutique in Essex in the 1970s. The shirt was one of the items saved after the shop closed a few year slater. The objects donated by the Newtons were often worn by their own children.
Associations
Chilprufe
Leicester
Essex
Summary
This boy's shirt was produced in the 1970s by Chilprufe, a childswear company based in Leicester. It is made from a fabric called CourtelleTM which is a synthetic fibre that resembles wool. The shirt itself is orange and beige and features a repetitive pattern across the surface of the fabric.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.464-2012

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Record createdMay 14, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1263301/boys-shirt-chilprufe-ltd/
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