Shirt, Men's, White cotton

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Shirt, Men's, White cotton

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Collection

Te Hikoi Museum

Description

This men's shirt is made from white cotton and features an attached tall turndown collar, possibly a Middlesex style. The shirt is open down the front and has a rectangular-shaped jabot. The jabot has two pleats on either side of the opening and the opening is trimmed with frills, a style which was very popular up until the 1850s. There are four sets of of button holes on the collar but only two buttons, this has led us to believe that this shirt would have had a separate undershirt or insert...

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Date created

1844

Creator

Unknown maker

URL

https://ehive.com/collections/3278/objects/1242817

Related subjects

Clothing and Accessories / 1840s

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