Shirt
1800-1810 (made)
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A man's shirt made of linen, cut in a T-shape, with collar, cuffs, sleeve gussets, neck gussets, shoulder straps on the inside of the shirt and sleeve pieces at the shoulder. The linen is 34½ inches wide and their is a selvedge on each side seam. The collar is 5 inches high; the cuffs 3¾ inches deep. A 'bosom ruffle' of fine white muslin edges the neck opening.
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, cotton; hand-sewn |
| Brief description | A man's shirt, 1800-1810, British; white linen with white muslin ruffle |
| Physical description | A man's shirt made of linen, cut in a T-shape, with collar, cuffs, sleeve gussets, neck gussets, shoulder straps on the inside of the shirt and sleeve pieces at the shoulder. The linen is 34½ inches wide and their is a selvedge on each side seam. The collar is 5 inches high; the cuffs 3¾ inches deep. A 'bosom ruffle' of fine white muslin edges the neck opening. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | R. Comrie / N.20 (stamped in indelible ink on shirt front, right side by side gusset) |
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| Accession number | T.16-2019 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2019 |
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