The shirt sold by Townsend is a good example, although I believe the collars were generally smaller, closer to a band type collar for the common man. A lot of reenactors make our own. It's a fairly simple procedure, the pattern is all rectangles.
This style shirt, made of all rectangles is the basic men's shirt pattern from the 1600's to the mid 1800's. The only major changes being the width of the collar and cuff. 1740-50's narrow band by the 1770's the collar is wider,big enough to fold down over the neck stock. Most have a single button at the neck or a single tie string.
My main complaint with the modern Jacobite shirt is the lace up front of which I can find no historical example.
I'm an 18th century guy born into the 20th century and have been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
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