Infant's Shirt
Original OwnerPossibly originally owned by
Andrew Maximilian Bethune Sigourney
American, 1830 - 1850
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1820-1850
MediumHand-stitched cotton, with handmade cotton bobbin-type lace
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 7 x 11in. (17.8 x 27.9cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of the Hartford Public Library
DescriptionInfant's shirt of white cotton, with a wide, rounded neckline and short sleeves. The neckline is trimmed with narrow, scalloped bobbin-type lace. The sleeves are trimmed with a ruffle of very fine, sheer cotton edged with bobbin lace. The shirt opens at center back. The shoulder seams are faggoted. The body and sleeves are cut as one piece. Seams are flat-felled.
Object number1985.126.5
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. These clothes may have belonged to him.Subject Terms
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