Workhouse shirt
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1928
Materials
Brushed cotton,
Measurements
650 mm (Width); 760 mm (Length)
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The Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
NT 493235
Summary
Red workhouse shirt, front fastening with four white buttons and a pocket on the upper left front.
Provenance
Handmade in an unspecified institution, approximately 1928. Donated along with a plan of the new infirmary, 1928 and register of births and deaths. Recovered by a Mr David Kemp during the 1980's when much of the contents were being burned, subsequently donated by Katrina Evans in 2002.
Marks and inscriptions
Inside back neck: B638 Inside front right: illegible, possibly 'union' Inner back neck: illegible, possibly 'union'