shirt front

DateLate 1800s

Terms

Dickeys
Cotton
Linen

Dimensions19.05 × 22.86 cm (7 1/2 × 9 in.)

MarkingsLabel on file: "shirt fronts of Edwin Wheeler and Nightgowns of Mrs. Edwin Wheeler 1845+."

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Leslie O. Anderson

Object numberCOS82.107

DescriptionA dickey or false shirt front made of starched cotton or linen. The garment is "U" shaped with a cotton band with elongated tabs at the neck. The band features three button holes. The center front of the dickey features a single button hole. A faint inscription at the lower proper left reads: "Wheeler.".

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