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Shirt

Object Name:
Shirt
Object ID:
2000.012.17
Creator:
Tuttle, Ellen Maria Flanders
Place of Origin:
East Andover, NH
Date:
1850-1870
Description:
Weskit. White cotton. Short, wide shirt, short sleeves, narrow arm holes. Lace also around neck, sleeves, and opening.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Dimensions:
H-9 W-14 inches
Provenance:
Note from donor, refers to 2000.012.17: "an infant's white batiste weskit ... the garments were made by my paternal great-grandmother Ellen Maria Flanders Tuttle, a dress maker and milliner from East Andover, NH. Wife of Weare Drake Tuttle. Sister of Dr. Charles Flanders, Manchester, NH. These garment were ... used as teaching tools for my Historic Costume and Design course at Hesser College in Manchester, NH."
Credit Line:
Gift of Anne Landini
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