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Shirt
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Infant shirt of super fine linen fabric. Cut as one piece, and folded over at shoulders, sewn together at side seams. Entirely hand-stitched. CF opening with short sleeves and wide scooping neckline. Neckline and edges of sleeves are trimmed with simply bobbin lace. Small hole under left underarm.
2024.15.025
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Historic Costume
Infant
Undergarment
Shirt
Unisex
1840 - 1860