Shirt
1800-1900 (made)
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Front of a man's shirt, of fine cambric embroidered with white cotton thread. Down the middle is a narrow band with three button-holes, decorated with flowers and festoons. On either side are leafy scrollwork and interlacing floral stems amongst which are a cavalier and lady on horseback, two men with hawks on their wrists, hounds, and suspended pheasants.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cambric embroidered with cotton thread |
| Brief description | Front of a man's shirt, cambric embroidered with cotton thread, Ireland or Great Britain, 1800-1900 |
| Physical description | Front of a man's shirt, of fine cambric embroidered with white cotton thread. Down the middle is a narrow band with three button-holes, decorated with flowers and festoons. On either side are leafy scrollwork and interlacing floral stems amongst which are a cavalier and lady on horseback, two men with hawks on their wrists, hounds, and suspended pheasants. |
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 20387/1902. The shirt was said to have been "found behind a fireplace during the demolition of a Berkshire farm-house." (See RPs 88589/1902, 23239/1902 and 18591/1902) |
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| Accession number | 740-1902 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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