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DS1985-377
Waistcoat or shirt, infant's
DS1985-377

Waistcoat or shirt, infant's

Date1700-1750
OriginEngland
MediumKnitted cotton
DimensionsOverall (L x W): 9 1/2 x 16 1/2in. (24.1 x 41.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1985-139
DescriptionInfant's shirt of knitted white cotton in stockinette stitch, with diamond shape geometric patterned borders running lengthwise down sleeves, vertically down center front and back, and around hems. Squared neckline, open down front. Long sleeves without gussets. Unlined.
Label TextScholars disagree on the dates of knitted cotton waistcoats, such as this. Some assign them to the seventeenth century; others feel they date no earlier than the first quarter of the eighteenth century.
ProvenanceOwned by Cora Ginsburg;
Sold to CWF, 1985.
2011 Record shot
1760-1784
C1975-845
1700-1750
DS2005-0442
1730-1760
DS1985-378
18th century ?
DS2002-0209
1750-1775
KC1975-674
1830s
DS1989-0975
1790-1810
Record
1800-1820
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Shift of shirt from tablecloth.
Ca. 1650 (Textile)
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Shift.
1810-1820
2022-109, Shirt
1800-1820