Uniform Collar [Military (W. T. Billings)]

Object detail

Accession number

2006.332

Description

Ink blue coloured cotton Naval collar. Front: three slim white bands of cotton fabric around edge of collar (attached by hand stitching -underside of stitching can be seen on reverse of collar). Reverse: blue and white striped fabric on to which information is printed in black ink (possibly makers info). Cotton straps at bottom of collar for attaching to body (middle panel has two fabric loops either side; left and right panels have long straps attached and face inwards towards loops). Left and right panels both have section of striped fabric attached on outside edge- possibly fabric straps which have been cut off. Hand stitching within inside edge of panels to strengthen.

Marks

W T Billings Signature
R-B136 Hand-written

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Textile/Cotton
Processed Material/Textile/Cotton/Denim

Other name

W.T. Billings

Collection

Fleet Air Arm Collection
Textiles Collection

Credit Line

Uniform Collar [Military (W. T. Billings)], 2006.332. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Collar Personal Artefacts Clothing Clothing Accessories

Collection type

Air and Space Transport

Subject auto tags

Textile Sleeve Gesture Rectangle Denim Wood T-shirt Linens Electric blue Pattern

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