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T. Hodgkinson

Shirt worn by Francis J. Carolan

Description

Maker

T. Hodgkinson (English), shirtmaker

Culture

English

Title

Shirt worn by Francis J. Carolan

Year

ca. 1900

Medium

  • Monogrammed cotton plain weave,
  • cotton novelty weave,
  • and silk novelty weave

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Monogrammed cotton plain weave,
  • cotton novelty weave,
  • and silk novelty weave

Materials

cotton

Dimensions

99.1 x 45.7 cm (39 x 18 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Embroidered number and initials F.J.C.

Label: Hodgekinson, Pall Mall Place, St. James

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

82.053.1

Type

  • Costume

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

Artist Rebel Dandy: Men of Fashion

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Artist, Rebel, Dandy
Men of Fashion
Apr 26, 2013 – Aug 18, 2013

Label copy

Relatively unknwon today, the devonaire Francis J. Carolan was often discussed at the turn-of-the century in the same breath as industrialist Henry C. Frick and other dandy elites. Carolan was part of the fashionable set in San Francisco, where high-end shops procured shirts like these, crafted on London Pall Mall street, for the nouveau riche. Carolan's taste for sumptuous fabrics was reported in The Sunday Oregonian on August 1, 1909: "These haberdasher artists whisper softly that Francis J. Carolan is especially fastidious about this part of his clothing," "this part" here referring to his silk underwear. As evidenced by this suite of richly patterned and tinted cotton and silk shirts, Carolan did not shy from the bolder side of the dandy spectrum.

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T. Hodgkinson (English), shirtmaker
Shirt worn by Francis J. Carolan, ca. 1900
Monogrammed cotton plain weave, cotton novelty weave, and silk novelty weave
99.1 x 45.7 cm (39 x 18 inches)
Anonymous gift 82.053.1

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