DESCRIPTION +

Flat-Wear’s premier t-shirt is a super soft and lightweight tri-blend, perfect for warm weather or for layering in cooler temperatures. It sports an 1880s wood engraving of Major Allison’s retriever, “Sailor.” Because Sailor’s gaze is focused upward, we added two little birds that caught his attention. (On another version of this tee, we added a pheasant instead.)

Choose from three great colors—one light, one medium, and one dark, depending on how bold or subtle you prefer the artwork on your tees. (Or choose them all; we’ll never tell!) This tee was the top-selling item at our launch at the 2018 Flat-Coated Retriever National Specialty.

(DID YOU KNOW?) For every purchase of this t-shirt, Flat-Wear will donate $1.20 to the Flat-Coated Retriever Foundation earmarked for cancer research.

ABOUT THE ART +

The main artwork on this t-shirt is a wood engraving featured in The Illustrated Book of the Dog by Vero Shaw, “assisted by the leading breeders of the day.” Published in 1881 by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., the book is now in the public domain. The artist was not credited.

The illustration was included in Chapter L (i.e., 50), “The Retriever.” To highlight just how old this book is, it states, “At present there are two distinct breeds of Retrievers in existence—one the flat or wavy coated, the other curly-coated.” The author refers to Labs as simply “the Labrador.”

SIZING +

Our customers tell us this unisex t-shirt runs true to size. (view manufacturer’s size chart)
(NOTE) The Flat-Coat with birds design is only available in limited sizes (L and XL) on this unisex tee. They were added to the collection to make the design available for more women because the women’s cut runs smaller than expected.

ITEM SPECS +

(ARTWORK SIZE) 12”w
(MATERIAL) 50% polyester, 25% Airlume combed and ringspun cotton, 25% rayon

SHIPPING INFO +

U.S. Flat rate: $5 per order + $1 per item.

CANADA Flat rate: $10 per order + $2 per item.

EUROPE flat rate: $20 per order + $1 per item. (DUTIES, CUSTOMS, AND TAXES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUSTOMER.) Combine orders with a friend and share the cost of shipping!

Pillows incur an additional fee because of their size.
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