Tuxedo Shirt

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Collection Type

Clothing and accessories

Date

1910-1929

GUSN

GUSN-13191

Description

White; stiffened oval front with 3 buttonholes; no pearl buttons below; French cuffs with buttons; standing collar with buttonholes for separate collar; tab behind neck for holding tie in place; starched.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dress shirts
cotton (textile)
stitching
machine-made
entertaining
fancy dress
evening dresses (garments)
laundries (businesses)
Men's clothing
Hand Stitched
Formal Wear
Formal
Entertainment
Laundry
SHIRT, DRESS

Inscription

Laundry mark on collar: ""5 x 35"" ""C01984"" Embroidered monogram on lower front: Red ""T"" with grey ""C"" superimposed. Woven label inside, lower right: ""CARNAVAL DE VENISE/3-5 B(?) de la Madeleine/ PARIS""

Associated Building

Used At Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

People and Organizations

Carnaval De Venise

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Paris, France

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6727

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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