Wedding shirt

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art