Object number
2001/14
Description
Shirt type labourer's smock, with 3 buttons, a small collar, and smocking either side of the buttons, on the back, and on the cuffs.
This labourer's smock is of a shirt-type, with 3 buttons down the short opening at the front. It has a small collar, and smocking either side of the buttons, on the back, and on the cuffs. The smock was found at the home of the donor's mother, but it is not known where it came from.
Physical description
1 smock: twilled cotton
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Smock // Description // 1 labourer's smock; shirt-type with 3 buttons down short opening at front. Small collar. Smocking either side of buttons, at back, and on cuffs. Boxes on front simply decorated with pattern of lines and crosses. Pocket on seam either side. Button on each cuff. The whole smock is of a (dirty) light brown colour, including stitching. // Dimensions // 93 x 78cm (total length x width at hem)...
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
- Length 930 mm
- Width 780 mm
Associated subject
Associated person/institution
