Shirt
1720-1750 (made)
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Baby’s shirt of fine bleached linen with rectangular sleeves, gathered into narrow cuffs. The sleeves, gussets and shoulders are finished with drawn-thread work. On each shoulder is a ⅝-inch (1.5 cm) wide insertion of hollie point worked in the image of a running dog. On each side of the insertions is a line of swags worked in buttonhole stitch. The neck and cuffs are trimmed with a ¾-inch (1.9 cm) wide edging of bobbin lace.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Baby's shirt of linen whitework, 1720-1750, British; hollie point insertions, bobbin lace |
| Physical description | Baby’s shirt of fine bleached linen with rectangular sleeves, gathered into narrow cuffs. The sleeves, gussets and shoulders are finished with drawn-thread work. On each shoulder is a ⅝-inch (1.5 cm) wide insertion of hollie point worked in the image of a running dog. On each side of the insertions is a line of swags worked in buttonhole stitch. The neck and cuffs are trimmed with a ¾-inch (1.9 cm) wide edging of bobbin lace. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Phyllis Swift |
| Object history | Registered File number 1992/2099. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.290-1994 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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