Child's shift

American

mid-18th to early 19th century

Place of Use: Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Place of Manufacture: Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Linen plain weave

Dimensions Overall: 67.5 x 75.5cm (26 9/16 x 29 3/4in.)
Other (Center back): 56.8 cm (22 3/8 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone

Accession Number99.664.63

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionChild's shift with scoop neck, sleeve gussets, and pieced at side

ProvenanceWorn by a member of the Robbins family; Inherited by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899