Wedding shirt

Unknown

1830–70 · cotton · Costume Institute

This ornate hand-worked wedding shirt bears the traditional potted plant with a heart-shaped vase that s prevalent in general folk art. Beautiful details such as the fine hemstitching at the bottom edge and side slits are hallmarks of very refined workmanship.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1830–70

Medium

cotton

Culture

Spanish

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 1926