Name/Title

Dress Shirt

Entry/Object ID

1998.10.12

Description

Man's white linen evening shirt. Thigh-length. Circular standing collar with buttons around outside. Buttonhole at center front of collar. Wrist-length sleeves, gathered at shoulders and at wrists. Wristband has slit at inside and single button closure. Top front of shirt is worked to look like a permanently attached dickey. Buttoned placket down center top back of shirt. Dickey is much whiter than rest of shirt. Slits at bottom left and right side seam at hem.

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 1875 - 1900

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length: 95cm Width: 65cm