Baby's first shirt
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1890 - circa 1910
Materials
Cotton
Measurements
275 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658788
Summary
A baby's white, cotton, first shirt (circa 1890 - circa 1910). It has a length of tape threaded through a channel at the neck edge for adjusting the fit. The front and back are stitched together leaving slits of approximately 4cm from the bottom edge, each having a small gusset where the seam begins. The neck edge is quite frayed, there are a few small holes in the front and back, and there is a tear in the front.