Infant's Shirt
Dateabout 1870
MediumHand-stitched cotton, with thread-covered bone (probably) button
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 8 1/4 x 16in. (21 x 40.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Filley Bidwell
DescriptionInfant's shirt of white cotton, with a wide neckline edged with narrow, scalloped whitework. The short sleeves, which are cut one with the body, are open along the top of the arm, the edges rounded and trimmed with the narrow whitework edging. The sleeves are held together at the shoulder with a single thread-covered button. The body of the shirt is wide and slightly flared. It has a center back opening.
Object number1956.4.107
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