Western Shirt
1940s (made)
| Place of origin |
Dark green rayon shirt with mother of pearl snap fasteners, lime green yoke and shaped cuffs with cream and green chain-stitch embroidery, braiding along lower edge of yoke and "smiley" pockets with arrowhead detailing, also edged with braid. Six-snap shaped lime green cuffs, also edged with braid and decorated with chain-stitch embroidery.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Machine-embroidered rayon, braid, and mother of pearl-mounted metal snap-fasteners |
| Brief description | Western shirt, green rayon embroidered shirt, United States, 1940s |
| Physical description | Dark green rayon shirt with mother of pearl snap fasteners, lime green yoke and shaped cuffs with cream and green chain-stitch embroidery, braiding along lower edge of yoke and "smiley" pockets with arrowhead detailing, also edged with braid. Six-snap shaped lime green cuffs, also edged with braid and decorated with chain-stitch embroidery. |
| Object history | Registered File number 1993/2054, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Cowboy & Western USA - Late 1940s' (includes the belt T.599-1993, the cowboy boots T.600-1993, the hat T.601-1993 and the trousers T.472- 1994). Part of this outfit was the printed rayon 'Roy Rodgers' bandana lent to the museum for the exhibition. |
| Bibliographic reference | Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties
Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Cowboy & Western USA - Late 1940s'.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.598-1993 |
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| Record created | July 30, 2008 |
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