Shift
- Object Name:
- Shift
- Object ID:
- 1997.016.05
- Place of Origin:
- Danville, NH (probably)
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Child's shift. Plain white linen front and back with white cotton short sleeves. Two lines along sleeve edges. Scoop neck, slightly gathered in front. Fabric wedges added to underarms and to bottom, along seams. Hand sewn. Medium child's size.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-32 W-30 inches
- Provenance:
- Items from Eaton/French family of Danville, NH. Textile items from hope chest of Jane Eaton.
Halcyon Hobbs Springer (b.1932) -- Boxford, MA (b. Haverhill, MA, m.Charles Springer, 1952, Kingston, NH).
Jane Eaton French (1793-1826) -- Danville, NH. Donor�s great-great-grandmother (mother's father's mother's mother). - Credit Line:
- Gift of Halcyon Hobbs Springer, in Memory of her grandmother, Minnie Douglas Smith
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