Nightshirt
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Little boy's nightshirt made of white PW cotton. Hand-stitched except for the armscyes and the bottom hem. Long straight sleeves with simple narrow hems. No gussets, or reinforcements. Flaring body with side seams, vents, and straight hem. Front placket opening with little pleat at the base, faced, as is the neck opening. One buttonhole at the top. It is speculated the maker could have machine-stitched the hems first, installed the flat sleeves, and then finished assembling it at the wearer's side.
G2011.024
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Child, Male
Historic Costume
Nightshirt
Male
Cotton
White
1860 - 1875
Label
Shirt made by Mother / to bury C.E. Jr in as she sat / up with him all night after / his fall in "Elkins" barn.