Cloth shirt of brown wool, found at Gunnister, Shetland

Shirt of red flannel cloth with long sleeves (typically folded back over an outer robe), part of woman's outfit: Tibet, 19th century

Shirt of white cotton, with red cotton applique design imitating skeleton torso and arms, part of a Cham Dance skeleton costume worn by Tibetan Buddhist monks: Tibet, 19th - early 20th century AD

Sleeveless shirt of woven white cotton embroidered in blue cotton thread, with long corded extremity: Assam, Naga

Bamboo shirt: Japan, 19th century

Shirt, part of an ensemble worn by a woman at the Court of Bhopal, white muslin embroidered with flowers: India, Bhopal, mid 19th century

Man's printed calico shirt covered with talismanic inscriptions, worn under armour and believed to protect the wearer from danger during battle: Middle East, Iran, 18th century

Shirt, part of a chief's costume, of buckskin with painted decoration and quill embroidery, associated with Chief Wanatak: North America, USA or Canada, Plains, Sioux or Gros Ventre or Assiniboine, early 19th century

Shirt of tanned caribou skin with round neck and pointed lower edge, decorated with applied quillwork, red ochre, and thong fringes wrapped with quills and strung with silverberry seeds and beads, sewn with sinew, part of a man's summer outfit: North America, Canada, Yukon or Northwest Territories, Gwich'in, c. 1860

Shirt of hand-woven cotton cloth strips stitched together and dyed in brown stripes, with oblong and cylindrical shapes of palmwood covered with blue, red, black and white cotton, wool and animal skin all over and on the inside back amulets and war charms of leather covered pouches, worn by warriors and hunters for protection, part of the regalia of Kwamin Intsiaku, Chief of Sarman: West Africa, Ghana, Asante people, pre 1903

Shirt of fine cambric with high collar, frill on breast and pleated sleeves, part of a gentleman's costume worn by Thomas Coutts: probably English, c. 1800 - 1810

Shirt from an outfit for a boy of about eight years old, of white cotton: Greek, 19th century

Woman's shirt or blouse of heavy cream cotton with scalloped sleeves and neck, embroidered with flowers and dark red band round neck and sleeves: Africa, possibly Malawi, Nigeria or Ghana, 1904 - 1950

Shirt to wear with a boy's kilt suit, of fine white linen: British, c. 1860 - 1870

Overshirt, formed of narrow strips of cream machine-woven cotton and inscribed all over with Arabic script and Islamic symbols, lined with amulets contained in brown leather pouches, worn by soldiers: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Kano, Hausa people, pre 1900

Man's shirt of fine white linen, typical consturction with no shoulder seams, high collar, pleated front and deep cuff with one button: 1834