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Victorian man's shirt: full view

The Shirt

This is a men's dress shirt with a small standing collar. It is typical of men's shirts of the second half of the 19th Century. It is difficult to date this shirt exactly, but it probably comes from the late 19th or early 20th Century and is probably French.

It is a pull over, with three small bone buttons. It is long, and comes down to the wearer's knees.

The cuffs close with cufflinks.

It is cut full, though not so full as shirts of the 18th Century. It is made of white cotton.

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Victorian man's shirt: arm detail
Victorian man's shirt: laid out
Victorian man's shirt: back detail
The back of the shirt. The shirt is gathered into the yolk in delicate pin tucks
Victorian man's shirt: collar detail
The front placket and collar. The red smudge at the bottom of the placket is an embroidered laundry mark of the owner's initials

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