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Title
Two military men, 1789
Alternative Title
v. Bãhr v. Hollstein = Beck.
Publication Information
Ella Strong Denison Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the Ella Strong Denison Library at http://www.scrippscollege.edu/denison/
Description
Two men in military uniforms with black, feathered bicorne hats wear knee-length, dark green coats with orange facings over a white vest, knee-length white breeches, and tall black boots. The man on the right has a mustache and also has gold buttons up the side of his boots. The man on the left holds a staff in his hand. Both men are wearing powdered wigs and have swords at their hips. Both men are standing outdoors on grass.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00599.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/623
Language
French
Subject
Men's clothing
Feathers
Hats
Swords
Coats
Wigs
Pants
Neckwear
Belts (Clothing)
Belt buckles
Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.)
Boots
Mustaches
Buttons
Ruff
Time Period
1790-1799
American - Federalist, 1789-1800
French - Revolutionary, 1789-1795
United Kingdom - Georgian, 1714-1795
Place
France
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 4.75 x 7.75 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 13
Relation
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/fpc

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