Shirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Shirt

Entry/Object ID

G90.138.1-5

Description

Exquisitely hand-stitched five infant shirts made of fine white linen infant pinafores. Flared shape. G90.138.1 - Flaps at neck and over short sleeves trimmed with white braid and Valenciennes lace frills. G90.138.2 - Scoop neck, curved sleeve end, and edged with Valenciennes lace frills. G90.138.3 - Scoop neck, curved sleeve end, and edged with Valenciennes lace frills. G90.138.4 - Scoop neck, curved sleeve end, and edged with Valenciennes lace frills. Self-frill edged with simple tatting. G90.138.5 - Scoop neck, curved sleeve end, and edged with Valenciennes lace frills. Woven frill-edged with narrow handmade lace.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Infant
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shirt

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Linen, Lace

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1865

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American