Item 2022.36.7 - British Army Jungle Green Cotton Shorts

2022.36.7

British Army Jungle Green Cotton Shorts

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High waisted shorts in a khaki coloured cotton fabric. Shorts are front fastening via a button fly which contains five grey, plastic buttons on a concealed button placket. The left side of the waistband has an extended tab with a hook at the end that fastens onto a loop on the right side of the waistband. An additional, concealed grey, plastic button can be found on the reverse of the left side of the waistband and fastens through a button hole on the right. Adjustable tabs can be found at either side of the waistband and can be tightened for added security. On either side of the fly are two 20cm pleats that run vertically from the base of the waistband. At the waist, are two, vertical, in seam pockets. On the reverse of the shorts is a single jetted pocket. There is a button on the inside of the pocket that fastens through a button hole which sits just below the lower edge of the pocket. At the back, halfway between the centre and side seams on each side, there is a 13cm dart which runs vertically from the base of the waistband.

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Materials: Cotton
Measurements: 55cm [Length]; 36cm [Waist]; 21cm [Inside Leg]
Details: High waist; In seam pockets
Physical Condition: Fair. Slight staining at the front of the shorts. Some damage to buttons.

Shorts were donated by The Green Howards Regimental Museum having belonged to Lt. Col. F.A.M. Thierry.