About this object
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ID:
39.108/1
Production date:
Tudor; 16th century
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Location:
In Store
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This child's knitted wool vest was found at Finsbury in London. It is a rare survival of a knitted garment from this period. It is seamless, suggesting it was knitted on four needles, a very old technique. Knitted shirts or vests are mentioned in a list of knitted items in an Act of Parliament of 1552 limiting the times of year that wool could be bought and sold. Poorer people could find a bargain at the second hand clothes dealers ('fripperers') in Houndsditch, but many relied on homespun woollen clothes and home-knitted vests and hose. This garment offers a rare insight into how children were protected from the cold. < ...Read more
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Measurements
H 372 mm (neck to hem), H 424 mm (total), W 280 mm (chest), D 80 mm
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Materials
wool
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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