Infant's Shirt
Original OwnerProbably originally owned by
Andrew Maximilian Bethune Sigourney
American, 1830 - 1850
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1840-1860
MediumHand-stitched cotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across bottom): 9 1/8 x 14 3/4in. (23.2 x 37.5cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of the Hartford Public Library
DescriptionInfant's shirt of white cotton. It is made of a rectangle of fabric, folded in half along the shoulderline. The sides are inserted with gores to create flare. The sides above the gores are left open and narrow-hemmed to create the armholes. The top edge is slit vertically for about 3 inches, and the inner section is cut along the fold line. This creates the shoulder straps and front and back flaps that fold down over the belly band. The bottom of each slit is reinforced with a tack made of buttonhole stitching over a thread.
On the front flap "Andrew" is hand-written over a little drawing of a leafy sprig.
On the front flap "Andrew" is hand-written over a little drawing of a leafy sprig.
Object number1985.126.3
InscribedIn ink on the front flap: "Andrew" over a little drawing of a leafy sprig.NotesHistorical Note: This shirt was stored with thirteen other clothing items in a box marked "Lydia Huntley Sigourney's Baby Clothes" when it was given to the Hartford Public Library. Lydia Huntley Sigourney had a son, Andrew, who died in 1850 at the age of 19.Subject Terms
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