Baby's shirt
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Lace, Lawn cotton
Collection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1365571
Summary
Baby's first shirt - Marked in ink 'CE 6' Very fine cotton lawn, wrap-around style with turn-down flaps front and back. Edges narrowly and very finely hemmed, shoulder seams faggot-stitched. Very short straight sleeves edged in narrow 'Bucks Baby' lace. Shoulder edge bordered with same lace. Tiny covered button and worked loop to fasten down shoulder flap.
Marks and inscriptions
CE 6 (marked in ink)