An amazing piece. Have you ever seen such care taken for a baby's shirt having goffered sleeves and impressed design to the cuffs. The decoration on the cuffs must have been achieved by a heat process. I am assuming a heated decorated clamp was used where the cloth was inserted and a pattern produced. Do tell me more if you know about this. Thank you. It is not suprising all the linen items from this collection have damp markings. This is what I call old white. It has not been washed with modern detergent.
From the attic of a house built in 1550. Provance available.
Of T shaped construction in fine linen, a round neck, edged with hand made bobbin lace, the front opening with pleating to the sides, under sleeve gores, the goffered sleeves with a heated imprint design to the last 2 in; 5 cm, two buttonholes and a narrow hand made bobbin Valenciennes lace trim.
Length 12 in; 32 cm
Width 9 in; 23 cm
Overall light brown markings. The left hand sleeve, as you look at the shirt, has light brown markings as does the lower right hand side, but feel fairly confident a conservator could reduce these.
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