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Group shot: 2014.1063.1-2, 2014.1063.4-5
Shirt (part one of a five-piece sailor suit)
Group shot: 2014.1063.1-2, 2014.1063.4-5

Shirt (part one of a five-piece sailor suit)

Rowe of Gosport
about 1915
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave, cotton twill tape trim, embroidered patch
DimensionsCenter back (shirt): 46.4 cm (18 1/4 in.)
Length (pants): 78.7 cm (31 in.)
Length (pants - waist): 61 cm (24 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2014.1063.1-5
On View
On view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBefore 2014, acquired by Louise Pinson, Palm Beach Vintage, Palm Beach, FL; 2014, sold by Pinson to Frederic A. Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2014, gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: June 25, 2014)
Infant's dress
early 19th century
Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
around 1810
Stays
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Woman's underdress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Conservation status: Before treatment
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1950s
Child's coat with matching hat
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1950s
Infant's cap
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