Shirt
Date1790-1810
OriginEngland
MediumLinen
DimensionsCenter Front: 9 ¼ inches
Center Back: 9 ¾ inches
Chest: 21 inches
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2022-64,15
DescriptionA small infant shirt that is split down the center front. The shirt is cut with no side seams and is seamed at the shoulder. Openings are cut to insert the shirt sleeve and gusset. Two small tucks are taken on the sleeves of the shirt. The front of the shirt is pattern ironed with vines and ripple texture.Label TextThe shirt is the first layer that goes against the skin of a newborn. This garment is split down the center front for ease of dressing. Uniquely this garment survives with its original pattern ironed vines and texturing that was set over 200 years ago.
ProvenanceA collection of 28 pieces of infant clothing (all 2022-64 accession numbers) descended through various branches of the Medlycott family of Ven House in Somerset, England. The baronetcy was created in 1808 and became extinct in 2021 with the death of Sir Mervyn Tregonwell Medilycott, the 9th Baron of Medlycott. Sadly these garments do not have association with specific members of the family, but were all found stored in The Manor House, Sandford Orcas, in Dorset, England, the home of Sir Mervyn Tregonwell Medilycott, the 9th Baron of Medlycott.
