Man's linen shirt
About 1800
Object PlaceAmerica
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave with needleworked buttons
Dimensions102 x 88 cm (40 3/16 x 34 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Helen Howard Hudson Whipple
Accession number55.597
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Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
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ProvenanceAbout 1800, F. Wayland, probably Francis Wayland (b. 1772 - d. 1849), Providence, RI [see note]; by descent within the family, through his great-granddaughter, Helen Andrews Wayland Hudson (b. 1874 - d. 1952), Cranston, RI, to her daughter, Helen Howard Hudson Whipple (b. 1907 - d. 1999), Cranston; 1955, gift of Helen Howard Hudson Whipple to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 15, 1955)
NOTE: "F. Wayland No. 5" is written in ink on the lower right front of the shirt.
NOTE: "F. Wayland No. 5" is written in ink on the lower right front of the shirt.
probably early 19th century
around 1850
about 1840
1853
1870–80
early 20th century
late 18th to early 19th century
