1827
GUSN-54915
White; tall collar with two buttons and buttonholes; inset long sleeves, gathered at shoulders adn cuffs with gusset under arm; shirt gathered onto collar front and back; gussets at neck; on shoulder seams; shoulder seam and armscye reinforced with linen; shirt opened at sides near hem; front opening reinforced with linen diamond, edged with 4" ruffle.
shirts
linen (material)
Shirt
Shirt
Handwritten at lower left back near side seam: ""Lemuel Shaw's. Made by/E. K. Shaw before she was/five years old. 1827""
Shaw, E. K. (Maker)
Gift of Mrs. K. Henry Metcalf
1949.64
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