Auction 042322
Dressed to Kill, Dressed to Till
By Casco Bay Auctions
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Apr 23, 2022
147 Main Street, Freeport, ME, United States
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Historic Men’s Dress, Military and Civil, including Costume, Artwork, and Color Plate Books from the James L. Kochan Collection.
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LOT 80:
Working Man’s Coarse Linen Shirt, c. 1830
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Sold for: $375
Start price:
$
120
Estimated price :
$250 - $500
Buyer's Premium: 20%
sales tax: 5.5%
On the full lot's price and commission
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Working Man’s Coarse Linen Shirt, c. 1830
Shirt hand-sewn of relatively coarse, plain-weave, off-white linen, approximately 33 inches long by 26 inches wide in the body, with 19 inch-long, gusseted sleeves gathered into wristbands of 1 ½ inch width. The shoulders have reinforcing bands with gussets at the neck and the collar is a working life replacement of finer linen. In overall form, this shirt follows the form of those made from c. 1790-1820s, but the placket to the front slit and band reinforcement below suggests a slightly later date. Wrist and collar buttons are mother-of-pearl.
