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Shirt

1930-39 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wm Sugden & Sons Ltd (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

Boy's shirt of pale pine green cotton with a turn-down collar, back yoke, and wrist-length sleeves with button-through cuffs. The shirt has a patch breast pocket and elasticated hem, and fastens the length of the front with buttons and stitched buttonholes. The collar, cuffs, pocket and front placket are all piped with emerald green cotton.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Children's Clothes
Object type
Shirt
Materials and techniques
Machine-stitched cotton
Cotton
Machine Stitching
Brief description
Boy's long-sleeved shirt of pale green cotton, 'Water Lane' brand made in England 1930-39
Physical description
Boy's shirt of pale pine green cotton with a turn-down collar, back yoke, and wrist-length sleeves with button-through cuffs. The shirt has a patch breast pocket and elasticated hem, and fastens the length of the front with buttons and stitched buttonholes. The collar, cuffs, pocket and front placket are all piped with emerald green cotton.
Dimensions
  • Centre back below collar length: 46.7cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • T25/2 (black ink stamp inside back of neck)
    Translation
    probably manufacturer's product code
  • 4/0= (hand written brown paper label gummed inside back of neck)
    Translation
    Four shillings (20p in UK decimal currency)
  • 3/WLB/WATER LANE BRAND (fabric label inside back of neck)
    Translation
    size plus manufacturer's label
Credit line
Gift of Mr D James
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.511-1992

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Record createdSeptember 7, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O116005/shirt-wm-sugden/
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