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Shirt
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely hand-stitched boy's shirt made of fine white cotton. High round neckline, with piping at neckline and shoulder seams. Long sleeves; cut slightly bent. Simple turn-and-turn hem at wrist. Bottom hem of shirt is either unfinished or simply whipped instead of hemmed. The center front opening with buttonholes on either side for removeable buttons / links. The body (front and back) is pleated with box pleats, sewn in place. Unlined.
2024.15.009
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Historic Costume
Child, Male
Shirt
Male
Cotton
White
1835 - 1860