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Man's Shirt

Medium: Wool fabric, silk ribbon, velvet ribbon, glass beads
Dimensions: back, 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)
Credit Line: Founders Society Purchase
Object number: 81.435
Long-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.
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