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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Shirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched shirt made of fine linen or Holland. 4.5” collar with no buttons. Slit opening with no closure but a simple bar tack at the bottom. Small neck gusset with narrow, external shoulder reinforcement strip. Narrow band inside along the upper armscye. Usual underarm gussets. No vent gussets but they are reinforced on the underside. Square tails. Narrow cuffs with centered buttonholes for cuff links. Topstitching on cuffs. Neck gussets, shoulder strips, and base of collar. Side seams. The proper left sleeve has been pieced using butted selvages.

G2004.186

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Male

Historic Costume

Shirt

Male

Linen

White

1780 - 1795

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