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Infant's Shirt

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1769

GUSN

GUSN-32351

Description

White/yellowed; squared flap neckline; long sleeves trimmed with lace (drawstring at wrist missing); featherstitching and lace at shoulder; open shirt.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shirts
linen (material)
Shirt
Shirt

Inscription

Handwritten note sewn on inside back: ""Baby's underwaist made for Hannah D. Williams's children 1769."" (Note put into file.)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Catherine W. Faucon

Accession Number

1928.1006

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