ANTIQUE VINTAGE PRE CIVIL WAR DATED 1834 FINE WHITE LINEN SHIRT WORN BY NAMED JU
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AN ANTIQUE WHITE LINEN, SHIRT DATED 1834, WORN BY A JUDGE, NAMED JOHN LONG, FROM THE HARRISBURG, PA. AREA. THE SHIRT HAS A TIGHTLY GATHERED, RUFFLED COLLAR, IN THE FRONT, AND IT STANDS STRAIGHT UP IN THE BACK. THERE IS A TWO BUTTON CLOSURE ON THE COLLAR. THE SLEEVES ARE LONG, GATHERED AT THE SHOULDERS, AND ABOVE THE SINGLE BUTTON CUFF. WRITTEN IN INK ON THE LOWER, FRONT, SIDE OF THE SHIRT IS: H J LONG 1834 NO 5. MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH - 35", UNDERARM SEAM TO UNDERARM S...EAM - 31" , WAIST - 31", SLEEVE FROM SHOULDER TO END OF UNROLLED CUFF - 25 3/4". THE SHIRT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE. THERE ARE A COUPLE TINY HOLES 1/8" AND ONE SMALLER, A PIN HOLE, SOME SCATTERED SMALL HOLES IN THE ONE SIDE OF THE RUFFLED COLLAR ( PLEASE SEE THE CLOSE-UP PHOTO ), AND AGE COLOR, AND SPOTS.
