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Boy's shirt

(American, 1796–1887)
late 18th century
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave with silk embroidery
DimensionsCenter back: 43.18 cm (17 in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession number51.387
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
InscriptionsEmbroidered in brown silk cross stitch at front lower left: "TL/ 2"
ProvenanceWorn by Thomas Lamb (1786-1791) and/or his brother Thomas Lamb (1796-1887) of Boston; Inherited by his granddaughters Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951
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