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Shirt

1820s-1840s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Man's shirt of white cambric with pleated front.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cambric, pleated Mother-of-pearl buttons made from Pinctada margaritifera, the black-lipped pearl oyster (Caroline Cartwright, Senior Scientist, Department of Scientific Research, British Museum, 2019).
Brief description
Man's shirt, white cambric with pleated front, England, 1820s-1840s.
Physical description
Man's shirt of white cambric with pleated front.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1600mm
  • Width: 600mm
  • Depth: 500mm
Dimensions when mounted.
Credit line
Given by Mr Alasdair Peebles
Object history
Registered File number 1995/928.
Collection
Accession number
T.474-1995

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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