Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1850

Date Range To

1890

Materials

LINEN

No. Pieces

1

Length

94.5

Width

57.0

Description

MAN'S, WHITE, LINEN SHIRT. MATERIAL AT NECKLINE IS GATHERED INTO TINY PLEATS. COLLAR CLOSES WITH A SINGLE, WHITE BUTTON ON FRONT. BELOW THIS ARE TWO WHITE TRANSLUCENT RUFFLES. THESE ARE SEWN ON EITHER SIDE OF AN OPENING IN FRONT OF SHIRT THAT GOES ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN. CUFFS ARE TRIMMED WITH THE SAME TRANSLUCENT RUFFLE, AND ALSO CLOSE WITH A WHITE BUTTON; ONE OF THE BUTTONS HAS YELLOWED. THERE IS ALSO A WHITE BUTTON ON BACK OF COLLAR. MATERIAL HAS BEEN PULLED AWAY FROM NECKLINE, ON BACK OF SHIRT, IN TWO PLACES, FORMING "V"S. SIDES OF SHIRT, AT BOTTOM, ARE SPLIT, AND HAVE AN EXTRA V-SHAPED PIECE OF MATERIAL SEWN INTO THEM.

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

SEE P19920058006-GA FOR HISTORY. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING ONE DONATED BY MARJORIE WELCH'S MOTHER, NORA EVERSON. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHERLOCK/MACLEOD FAMILY, SEE RECORDS P19960108000 AND P19740093000.

Catalogue Number

P19920058011

Acquisition Date

1993-11

Collection

Museum

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