A belated thank you, Chris and Rebecca, for the information and links. I passed them on to Dan, who is happily haring off for further information, since there were several sources that he had not seen.
As it happens, Rebecca, the program we are preparing for is at Carlyle House--the Fort Edward link to the Grandest Congress program was to the 250th program a few years ago. The gentleman playing Braddock decided that it was time to retire, and my friend Dan is stepping in. He is not sure that the uniform shown is authentic, but knows the curator well and will be talking to him about it. I even found a picture of myself among the ladies pictured on the website (aqua-beige gown and straw hat, if anyone is interested). This has turned into a really enjoyable reseaarch project, no small thanks to helpful people like you, Chris and Rebecca. Jane in snowy No VA On December 10, Chris Bertani Wrote: MilitaryHeritage.com has pictures of the replica uniform they made, "General Braddock, Foot Guards 1755" on this page: http://www.militaryheritage.com/pastprojects.htm I also found this wiki page while browsing, with a fairly substantial list of references near the bottom that might be useful: http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=British_Army Regards, -- Chris On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 2:47 PM, REBECCA BURCH wrote: > I don't remember who was looking for this information, but I happened to mention this to my soon-to-be nephew who is getting his Doctorate in History in this time frame (don't ask, I have no idea). > > At any rate, he sent me this info to pass on: > > Here are a couple of resources that might be helpful to you. > > http://www.militaryheritage.com/ > > This company supplies all sorts of replica weaponry, uniforms, accoutrements for a number of different periods including the Seven Years'/French and Indian War. They've also got supplies of 24 oz/yard wool for $18.95 a metre. > > In 2005, there was a 250th anniversary commemoration of Braddock's march > which included a living history event at Carlyle House museum in Alexandria, Virginia, pictures from which, including details of the re-enactor playing Braddock's uniform, can be found here: > > http://www.fortedwards.org/braddock/article/grndasmb.htm > > I'm not sure whether they do this event every year, or whether it was a one-time thing. Regardless, you could probably contact the museum, as I'm sure they would have information, if not on the uniform specifically, at very least contact information for the re-enactor: > > Carlyle House Historic Park > 121 N. Fairfax Street > Alexandria VA 22314 > (703) 549-2997 > > As for the colour of Braddock's trousers, I'm not sure. > > The original painting "George Washington During the French and Indian War" by Junius Brutus Stearns, ca. 1849-1856, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts portrays Braddock in a plain red coat with yellow fronting and buff trousers, but a hand-coloured lithograph of the same painting held by the Museum of Fort Ticonderoga depicts Braddock in a blue coat with cream fronting, a burgundy sash and white trousers. > > There are a number of other paintings that I found, but none in colour that were earlier than the Stearns painting, and at 100 years after the fact it can hardly be considered authoritative. If the Coldstream Guards portraits indicate white trousers (and that's what he's already got) I would go with that. > > I think that's about as much help as I can be at the moment, but if anything else comes to mind I'll send it along. > > --- > If he comes up with anything, I will let you know. > > Rebecca Burch > Center Valley Farm > Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
