Shirt
- Object Name:
- Shirt
- Object ID:
- 1947.012
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1845
- Description:
- Shirt, baby's. White. Square fold-back collar with net lace trim. White lace sleeves. Narrow lace insertion at shoulder line.
- Material:
- Textile
- Provenance:
- The donor, Laura Mae Hoskins, is the daughter of Mary, an older sister of Lucena Sanborn Johnson.
First garment worn by Lucena Sanborn Johnson, born June 15, 1845. Made by her mother Mary Rowel Johnson, wife of John Johnson, both natives of New Hampshire. Both were buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Manchester, NH. Lucena married George Gould and moved to North Carolina, where both are buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Southern Pines, NC. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Laura Mae Hoskins
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