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Shirt
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely hand-stitched boy’s pleated top made of dark green cotton with white cross-checks. High round neckline finished with piping, front closes with 5 green China buttons with 7 more around the waistband. Short wide sleeves with piping in armscyes. Piped band across the top of shoulder. Five box pleats give fullness in the back, and four in the front.
G2005.077
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Child, Male
Historic Costume
Shirt
Male
Cotton
Green
1855 - 1865