Shirt
1791 (dated)
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| Place of origin |
Man’s shirt made of linen known as 'coarse holland', 29½ inches (75 cm) wide, with a thread count of 86 × 86 per inch, sewn with linen thread. The full width was used for the body and sleeves. It ‘T-shaped’, constructed of rectangular pieces: body, collar, 2 sleeves, 2 shoulder straps, 2 cuffs, 2 sleeve gussets, 2 side gussets and 2 neck gussets. The collar is 3⅞ inches (9.5 cm) deep, fastening with 3 Dorset [linen thread) buttons and worked button holes, with another button and buttonhole half way down the front opening. The wristbands are 2 inches (5 cm) deep, each fastening with a Dorset button and buttonhole.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Linen; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's linen shirt, made in Great Britain, dated 1791; 'JT 1791' laundry mark |
| Physical description | Man’s shirt made of linen known as 'coarse holland', 29½ inches (75 cm) wide, with a thread count of 86 × 86 per inch, sewn with linen thread. The full width was used for the body and sleeves. It ‘T-shaped’, constructed of rectangular pieces: body, collar, 2 sleeves, 2 shoulder straps, 2 cuffs, 2 sleeve gussets, 2 side gussets and 2 neck gussets. The collar is 3⅞ inches (9.5 cm) deep, fastening with 3 Dorset [linen thread) buttons and worked button holes, with another button and buttonhole half way down the front opening. The wristbands are 2 inches (5 cm) deep, each fastening with a Dorset button and buttonhole. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | JT / 1791 (Laundry mark embroidered in cross stitch with blue silk thread on shirt front at right side gusset) |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1987/1593. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.281-1987 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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