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Shirt
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Infant shirt of very fine linen fabric. Cut as two pieces, sewn together at side seams. Shoulder seams connected with rick-rack. Wide scoop neckline. Neckline, one edge of CF opening, and sleeve openings trimmed with machine-woven lace. Entirely hand-stitched.
2024.15.026
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Historic Costume
Infant
Undergarment
Shirt
Unisex
1840 - 1860