Hand stitched except for quickly-executed top stitching on yoke and cuffs. Unbleached coarse unwashed muslin still bearing manufacturer name: WARREN STANDARD SHIRTING, with plumed Indigenous person and large fancy China button. Full body gathered into a narrow squared yoke with slightly puffy cuffed sleeves. Long gores, 1 front, 1 back; narrow arm reinforcements.
Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Made/Created
Date made
1865
Notes
User Age: Adult
Gender: Female
Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
American
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chemise, female, woman, hand stitched, top stitch, Warren standard shirting, warren, China button, china