Not on display

Shirt

1780-1799 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Baby’s shirt of fine bleached linen with rectangular sleeves, without cuffs. The shoulders are finished with drawn-thread work and the whole shirt stamped all over in a diamond pattern.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn
Brief description
Baby's shirt of stamped linen with pleated sleeves, 1780-99, British
Physical description
Baby’s shirt of fine bleached linen with rectangular sleeves, without cuffs. The shoulders are finished with drawn-thread work and the whole shirt stamped all over in a diamond pattern.
Dimensions
  • Length: 16.0cm (approx)
  • Width: 43.5cm (approx)
Collection
Accession number
T.26-1948

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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