Baby's first shirt
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1850 - circa 1900
Materials
Linen
Measurements
230 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658138
Summary
A baby's white linen first shirt (circa 1850 - circa 1900). The shirt opens at the front and has two semi-circular flaps which extend above the neckline at the front and back, these are folded down to protect the baby's skin from coarser material which is wrapped around its body, over the top of the open shirt. The shoulders split and sleeves are trimmed with a wide band of lace.