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Shirt
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Exquisitely hand-stitched five infant shirts made of fine white linen infant pinafores. Flared shape. G90.138.1 - Flaps at neck and over short sleeves trimmed with white braid and Valenciennes lace frills. G90.138.2 - Scoop neck, curved sleeve end, and edged with Valenciennes lace frills. G90.138.3 - Scoop neck, curved sleeve end, and edged with Valenciennes lace frills. G90.138.4 - Scoop neck, curved sleeve end, and edged with Valenciennes lace frills. Self-frill edged with simple tatting. G90.138.5 - Scoop neck, curved sleeve end, and edged with Valenciennes lace frills. Woven frill-edged with narrow handmade lace.
G90.138.1-5
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Infant
Historic Costume
Shirt
Unisex
Linen
Lace
White
1865
American