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Shirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched boy’s shirt made of cotton. Deep collar and cuffs. Single MOP button at placket and base of cuff and collar. Tiny AB cross-stitched at the base of the placket, red thread. Meticulous back stitching at the cuff, collar base, and cuff edge. Topstitched band applied on top of shoulder; small reinforcement along the top of armscye.

G93.049

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Child, Male

Historic Costume

Shirt

Male

Cotton

White

1830 - 1840

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