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Culture:American
Title:shirt front
Date Made:ca 1840
Type:Clothing
Materials:textile: white plain weave linen; black ink
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; South Orange
Measurements:overall: 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.; 36.83 x 24.13 cm
Accession Number:  HD V.001d2
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. David Miller
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Man's shirt front with vertical ruffle stitched to a separate panel and protruding through and opening left in the center of the vertically pleated panel; neck band attached; collar with curved front turn-down, back closing; in ink on lower left corner "Nathaniel N. Rice Orange, Mass. Dec. 31st 1841; lower left hand corner of collar with neckband had written in ink, N N Rice, So. Orange This is typical of the kind of work found in "Workwoman's Guide 1838".

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Linen

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