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Shirt
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely machine-stitched child’s shirt or blouse made of white cotton. Full sleeves gathered into narrow cuffs. Narrow standing collar. The body has pintucks on either side of the placket concealed by a band of machine embroidery. Gathered into the waistband with white glass shoe buttons having shank plates. Supposedly these shank plates are too late for this and inappropriate in this application.
G2006.105
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Youth
Historic Costume
Blouse
Unisex
Cotton
White
1865 - 1880
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