Jacket
1700-1800 (made)
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A jacket for a baby hand knitted of white cotton. Open down the front with long sleeves. Knitted in stocking stitch with a border of chevrons in reverse stocking stitch and moss stitch along hem and cuffs, up front edges and along length of sleeve. Front and back knit as one with cast off together at shoulder. Sleeves picked up and knit from shoulder to wrist.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hand knit of cotton yarn |
| Brief description | C, British, 1700-1800, knitted white cotton baby jacket |
| Physical description | A jacket for a baby hand knitted of white cotton. Open down the front with long sleeves. Knitted in stocking stitch with a border of chevrons in reverse stocking stitch and moss stitch along hem and cuffs, up front edges and along length of sleeve. Front and back knit as one with cast off together at shoulder. Sleeves picked up and knit from shoulder to wrist. |
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| Credit line | Given by Nicola Coulson in memory of Eileen Beresford |
| Historical context | This is a very typical example of a knitted garment for a baby. It is very similar in construction and patterning to another in the collection, T.30-1932 and demonstrates the universality of these garments from about 1650 to 1850. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.5-2002 |
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| Record created | January 25, 2002 |
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