Infant Shirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Infant Shirt

Entry/Object ID

G2002.028

Description

Fine hand-stitched diamond-patterned linen toweling. Wide flaring shape, elbow-length tubular sleeves finished with narrow lace. A double row of lace insertion at the shoulder. Drawstring in the casing around the neck.

Context

Used by children of Elizabeth Caroline Wheeler (1842-1933) and William Charles Gardiner (1842-1903), m. 1863

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Youth
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Pinafore

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Linen

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1855 - 1875

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Region

Western New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America