Shirt, Holbein with Woven Bands

Based on a boy's shirt of 1540 in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, (Museum number: T.112-1972). Similar shirts can be seen in collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Museo del Tessuto, Prato, Italy.

This shirt is of a very common early 16th C. style, and is well documeted in Hans Holbein's work. This style was most popular between 1535-1555.

• Ivory linen body with black edged ruffles
• Front slit with narrow ruffle on neck band, wider ruffle on wrist band.
• Neck and wrist bands of a woven braid that looks like blackwork; the eagle and tree of life is a common motif for embroidery in the 16th & 17th C.
• Small pewter button at wrist, hand plied cord tie at neck.
• Fingertip length.
• No visible exterior machine stitching. 

One size fits up to 48" chest, 17" neck.

NOTE: Our model is Micha, leader of the international minstel troupe Wolgemut.  Micha has been wearing this style of shirt for the last 5 years.