Shirt
- Object Name:
- Shirt
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.926
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1900-1925
- Description:
- Shirt or blouse, boy's. White woolen middy blouse. Wide collar with three rows of white braid and star embroidered in white satin in each corner. Wide yoke in front, narrower in back. V-shaped piece in front. Slit pocket left front. Sleeves gathered onto yoke, two inverted tucks at bottom. Tail piece sewed onto back. Label: "Franklin Simon & Co. / Fifth Avenue / 37 & 38 St / New York".
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951), and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
- Subjects:
- Children's clothing and dress, Clothing and dress
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