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Man’s Shirt with Floral Embroidery

Maker Unknown, Native American (Latin America)

MediumCotton, cloth

Dimensions30 1/4” L (shoulder to hem) x 23 1/2” W (across chest)

SignedNone

Credit LineGift of Bruce Ergood ‘52

Object numberNLA2013.23.ERG

DescriptionMan’s shirt of natural cotton with short collar, off-center placket front with four green buttons, and yoke back with center pleat. Cuffs, lower hem and bib are edged with applied ribbon with green machine-made embroidery. Bib is also set off with red rickrack. Bib has hand-embroidered cross-stitch flowers in red, blue and green, and a meander of blue zigzags with small red crosses. The same meander appears across the front near the lower edge and on the sleeves above the cuffs.

ClassificationsTextiles

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