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Shirt, made of printed cotton cloth, hand sewn using cotton thread. Ruffle edged opening at centre front, and ruffled cuffs. Down turned collar. Ties at neck, and sleeve ends.;;

1780 C;;

(from Arthur Speyer, via Ted Brasser, Plains Ethnologist, National Museum of Man) Formerly in the collection of Sir John Caldwell. Caldwell was 5th Baronet, Castle Caldwell, County Fermanagh, Ireland. He served from 1774-1780 during the American Revolution as an officer in the 8th Regiment on Foot. He was stationed briefly at Niagara, then sent to Fort Detroit. Was made a chief of the Ojibwa and given the name Appato, The Runner. Took part in a council at the Shawnee village of Wakeetomike on Jan. 17, 1780; and supposedly councilled with Munsee, Delaware, Iroquois, Shawnee, Huron, Illini. A few pieces from his collection are in the Liverpool Mus. and they also have a complete set of color slides of the entire coll. (as does the Horniman Mus.). Note: Catalogue numbers DISPLAY PROP 9; DISPLAY PROP 10 are two men's shirts made by Valerie Cosman, December 1979, for the exhibition "The Covenant Chain, Indian Ceremonial Trade Silver". Valerie Cosman was contracted by Parks Canada Costume Division to make patterns based on original shirt III-X-244, Speyer cat.number 123. Shirts were transferred to CMC Living History collection on May 28, 1995.

Bo'jou Neejee exhibit catalogue #103; Benndorf and Speyer 1968; Painting of Caldwell in Indian costume shows him wearing this shirt. For reproduction of portrait see "Mackinac History" Vol II, Leaflet 1, 1972.