Shirt
Date1800-1820
OriginAmerica
MediumLinen tabby, cotton sewing thread.
DimensionsL: 43"; Chest: 64"; Hem: 70".
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1953-966
DescriptionShirt of white linen; pleated neck joining turned down collar with button fastening at top of 11" front slit neck opening. Full-length sleeves with 3" cuff. POR cross stitched at right vent. Warp 92-96/inch. Weft 90-104/inch. Sewn with 3-ply cotton.Construction History:
1. 1800-1820: Initial Construction
2. January 15, 1954: Repairs by Ernest LoNano.
Markings"POR" for Perez Richmond, cross stitched
ProvenanceBelonged to Isabelle Lawrence's great-great grandfather, Perez Richmond, possibly New England.
1745-1750 (textile); gown ca. 1780, gown remade ca. 1845
1700-1800
1750-1775
1750-1770; shortened later
1740-1760
1780-1795
1780-1830
1780-1795
1765-1775
1765-1775 from earlier silk
1775-1790
1747-1750 (textile); 1760-1775 (gown) altered later