Kate,
Here's a link to one page, with some pics, but more importantly, a
bibliography/source list. There's only one picture of John Brown,
and it's not very good, but you can make out some details of the
construction. I would guess it would be a fairly typical shape for the period.
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/jbrown/master.html
Here's a better image:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:John_brown_1859.jpg
and here's one of him at a younger age:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:John_Brown.gif
HTH,
Sandy
At 01:00 PM 11/27/2005, you wrote:
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 10:48:45 -0500
From: "Kate Pinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The abolitionist John Brown was "famous" for wearing a brown corduroy suit
(pre-1859 when he was hanged). My husband wants me to make him one and I
have no idea what it would look like--the wales (wide or narrow?) , the
color/shade of brown, the stlye of suit, etc.
Kate
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Are Doomed to Repeat It;
Those Who Fail To Learn History Correctly --
Why They Are Simply Doomed.
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"The Illusion of Historical Fact"
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