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Shirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely machine-stitched child’s shirt or blouse made of white cotton. Full sleeves gathered into narrow cuffs. Narrow standing collar. The body has pintucks on either side of the placket concealed by a band of machine embroidery. Gathered into the waistband with white glass shoe buttons having shank plates. Supposedly these shank plates are too late for this and inappropriate in this application.

G2006.105

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Youth

Historic Costume

Blouse

Unisex

Cotton

White

1865 - 1880

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