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Jacket, Spencer

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched boy's Spencer jacket made of white linen. Double-breasted. Lined with coarse white cotton. Some piercing. Self buttons, one set of buttonholes. No collar, neckline bound. Long sleeves with a vent and button at the apex. Mock pocket welts. No side seam. Sleeves and back seams suggest an early date.

G2002.105

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Child, Male

Historic Costume

Jacket

Male

Linen

White

1825 - 1850

American

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