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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ClassificationsCostumes

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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.