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Dress Shirt

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1865-1880

GUSN

GUSN-54061

Description

White; low standing collar (four buttonholes for studs along front); front panel, rounded, with machine embroidery of delicate floral garland with small tucks; full sleeves with linen cuffs with topstitching, four buttonholes; rounded cuffs; box pleat below panel to hem. Gathered along yoke at back shoulder.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dress shirts
dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
linen (material)
Shirt
Shirt

Inscription

Cross stitched in red thread on center front: ""L""

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Laura R. Little

Accession Number

1945.344

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