Name/Title

Dress Shirt

Entry/Object ID

1998.10.11

Description

Man's white linen evening shirt. Thigh-length. Flat and folded half collar with pointed ends. Wrist-length sleeves cartridge pleated at wrists. Wristband has slit at inside and single button closure. Top front of shirt is worked to look like a permanently attached dickey, at the center of which is a buttoned placket. Slits at bottom left and right side seam at hem. Tears in both sleeves.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Walford, Jonathan

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Linen

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1855 - 1870

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length: 100cm Width: 57cm