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1830-1840
GUSN-29844
White; low turnover collar with two buttonholes; pleated front panel with placket and three small buttonholes (two panel buttons); shoulder yoke; gusseted and gathered sleeves with rounded cuffs, each with one small pearl button; fullness below pleated panel. Worn by Dr. John McClellan of Woodstock, Connecticut at Yale College, 1833.
shirts
linen (material)
Shirt
Shirt
Crossstitch and ink on back; lower left: ""J.W. No5""
Unknown
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. McClellan
1923.223
Title Stock Accession Number 1923.222
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