MEL.769-2021
Parts
Object number
MEL.769-2021
Object type
Identification
Title
Hume Smith Rowing Shirt
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Victorian blue and white cotton rowing shirt, with the words ‘Britannia', on a white ground, with a brass plaque, rectangular mahogany frame
Description
Dimensions
Framed height (actual size): 900mm
width (actual size): 620mm
width (actual size): 620mm
Inscription
The brass plaque engraved with gilt lettering, ‘Formerly the Property of / CANON F.G. HUME SMITH / Eton Eight 1848 D. 1906 / PRESENTED TO / THE E.C.B.C. BY S. LE B. SMITH ESQ.
Material
textile
mahogany
glass
brass
mahogany
glass
brass
Physical description
Blue and white cotton rowing shirt; with sailor collar and frilled cuffs, with the words ‘Britannia', across the front on a white ground, within a rectangular mahogany frame with a brass plaque
Production
Date
1848
