Baby's first shirt
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cotton and lace
Measurements
315 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658516
Summary
A baby's cotton first shirt (circa 1840 - circa 1860). The sleeves have triangular inserts under arm and are trimmed with lace which is torn. The neckline has two slits on either shoulder forming a square flap that folds down, from the front and back to protect the baby's skin.