Man's Shirt
MediumWool fabric, silk ribbon, velvet ribbon, glass beads
ClassificationsCostumes
Dimensionsback, neckline to hem: 27 1/8 inches (68.9 cm)
shoulder to shoulder: 19 3/4 inches (50.2 cm)
inner sleeve length: 17 3/4 inches (45.1 cm)
waist: 18 3/4 inches (47.6 cm)
vent: 4 3/4 inches (12.1 cm)
shoulder to shoulder: 19 3/4 inches (50.2 cm)
inner sleeve length: 17 3/4 inches (45.1 cm)
waist: 18 3/4 inches (47.6 cm)
vent: 4 3/4 inches (12.1 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase
Terms
Object number81.435
DescriptionLong-sleeved, collarless, black wool shirt with vent at each side. Bilaterally symmetrical beaded embroidery is found on upper front and back and around cuff areas. The design consists of stylized curvilinear leaf and flower forms outlined in white beads, alternating with sections of white stems with short projections. The colors include shades of green, lavender, turquoise, pink, blue, yellow, red and black.On View
Not on viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (1995 Broadway), Department Storage, Americas
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
M. G. Chandler
c. 1885
1835/1850
c. 1860
c. 1860
19th/20th Century
c. 1880
1880s
c. 1870