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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