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Nightshirt
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Nightshirt made of white linen. The top half of the body and sleeves are made of finer linen than the bottom half. There are nine pleats at the back of the neck. Embroidery on the narrow cuffs.
85.23.1
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Adult, Male
Historic Costume
Nightshirt
Male
Linen
White
1840 - 1849
Watervliet
New York
United States of America
North America
Inscription
At base of neck.
A.B.H
Embroidered
27-1/2 in
34-1/4 in
1
Hendrickson, Abraham B.
Queen, Thomas