Shirt
ca. 1970 (made)
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Shirt of warp-knitted cotton with a vertical zig-zag design in alternating bands of beige, cream, grey and white. Hip length and shaped slightly to the waist. With a rounded neck and long sleeves gathered onto buttoned cuffs. It buttons down the left front with seven mother-of-pearl buttons from shoulder to hem. Intended to be worn outside the trousers.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Knitted cotton and mother-of-pearl buttons |
| Brief description | Shirt of warp-knitted cotton, designed by Mr Fish, London, ca. 1970. |
| Physical description | Shirt of warp-knitted cotton with a vertical zig-zag design in alternating bands of beige, cream, grey and white. Hip length and shaped slightly to the waist. With a rounded neck and long sleeves gathered onto buttoned cuffs. It buttons down the left front with seven mother-of-pearl buttons from shoulder to hem. Intended to be worn outside the trousers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Peculiar to / Mr Fish / 17 Clifford Street / LONDON W.1 / M' (Maker's label of woven cream silk with red lettering stitched to the inside centre back of the neck.) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr David Edmond |
| Object history | Registered File number 1985/1617. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.365-1985 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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