FRENCH ANTIQUE GEORGIAN 18TH-19TH CEN. FLAX LINEN SHIRT

From the seller:

A VERY RARE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY ANTIQUE FRENCH GEORGIAN PERIOD 1714-1830 MEN'S THICK HEAVY FLAX LINEN SHIRT. THIS ITEM IS FROM A LARGE COLLECTION I BOUGHT IN PARIS, FRANCE IN THE 1980'S. THE HAND MADE SHIRT HAS MANY UNIQUE DETAILS WITH TIGHT PLEATING ALONG THE NECKLINE AND BACK SHOULDER SEAM AND A V SHAPE SEWN INTO THE SIDE SHOUDERS. THE CONDITION IS EXCELLENT FOR THIS PERIOD. THE 30 INCH SLEEVES (FROM CUFF TO CENTER COLLAR ALONG THE OUTER EDGE) ARE 3/4 LENGTH WITH A 54 INCH CHEST, 34 INCH LENGTH AND 22 INCHES FROM SHOULDER TO SHOULDER SEAMS. CODE 0063 THE FIREFLY COLLECTION BEGAN IN 1973 AND CONSISTS OF OVER 200,000 VINTAGE PIECES. ONLY A SMALL PORTION IS LISTED SO FAR AND I AM ADDING ITEMS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE ITEMS RANGE FROM THE LATE 18TH CENTURY TO THE 1970'S. 10,000 PIECES ARE FROM A COLLECTION I BOUGHT IN PARIS IN THE 1970'S FROM A LARGE ANTIQUE DEALER IN THE CLINGNANCOURT MARKET.