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Shirt
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely hand-stitched shirt made of fine white linen. Rectangular format. Deep vents. Full sleeves gathered into armscye and deep cuffs. The collar stand and turnover collar parted in front and back. Neck, underarm and vent gussets. 2.5” band along armscye; wide 4.5” deep shoulder reinforcement. Faced a slit with a rounded base, 4 pearl smooth pill-shaped buttons. 2 more on the stand, one replaced with a white China button. Flat pearl button on each cuff near wrist. The felled seam on one side, butted selvages on the other, turned outward. Magnificent topstitching on cuffs, collar, and neck gussets.
G2006.083
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Male
Historic Costume
Shirt
Male
Linen
White
1825 - 1850