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Child's Shirt

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1930-1940

GUSN

GUSN-15355

Description

White shirt with five wide blue vertical stripes on front; collar and short sleeves trimmed with same blue; five pearl buttons; large buttons around waist for attaching top to shorts (1990.534B).

Details

Descriptive Terms

shirts
linen (material)
Shirt
Boys' Clothing
Hand Stitched
Shirt

Inscription

Woven label at neck in blue thread: ""Best & Co.--LILIPUTIAN BAZAAR"" There is a hand, w/ palm up, below the words.

People and Organizations

Best & Company

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Nancy Olive Morison Allis

Accession Number

1990.534A

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