Cream/white; mull ruffle with scalloped and embroidered edge--at neckline and front; net inserted at shoulder; long, turned back sleeves with double drawstring--sleeves of cotton; featherstitching.
shirts
cotton (textile)
stitching
linen (material)
Shirt
Shirt
Handwritten note sewn onto left back: ""Hannah (Davis) Williams b.1751, m.1768, d.1844. Baby's cap and waist. (Sleeves drawn at waist) (Double frill to cap.) 1769-1770.""
Unknown
8 1/2 (H) (inches)
Gift of Miss Catherine W. Faucon
1928.1004
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