#tricorne hat

[nocternalrandomness]

"A Pirates life for me..."

[royalty-nobility]

Don Ferdinand of Bourbon

Artist: Laurent Pécheux (French, 1729-1821)

Date: 1765

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Gallery of Parma, Parma, Italy

Fernando de Borbón y Braganza

Don Fernando de Borbón y Braganza (full name: Fernando Maria Jose) (19 October 1824[1] – 2 January 1861 was a member of the Spanish royal family, and a supporter of Carlism. He lived most of his life in exile with his father and brothers.

[my18thcenturysource]

After a LONG time, here we have a new Get The Look post!

James Erskine was not only a handsome dude but also a Scottish Judge and (for my eyes at least) a master in mixing brown and blue.

Photos from top:

“James Erskine, Lord Barjarg and Alva”, 1750, Allan Ramsay, Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

Formal coat, 1740s, England, Victoria & Albert Museum.

Embroidered waistcoat, 1740-49, Great Britain, Victoria & Albert Museum.

Linen shirt, 18th century, American, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Tricorne hat, mid-18th century, Italy, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[consolecadet]

This past Saturday was Arlington's 43rd annual Town Day. Read more about it on Icons of Arlington.

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Tricorne hat, 1700s, USA or Europe.

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Tricorne hat, 1700s, USA or Europe

[minutemanworld-blog]

This is pretty unusual. 18th century tricorn hat that was actually discovered several years ago in a colonial era landfill site. Finding complete 18th century hats in the ground is very rare. It's far too easy for them to be damaged, either because of human activity or because of the elements. 

This particular site was silted over with mud which protected and preserved this hat. 

Some Irish, Spanish, and English coins were found the same day in the same area, as was a bottle dating to 1710. (The diversity of the coins helps illustrate the money flow problem in colonial America). 

Here's the owner of the hat on Antiques Roadshow getting his find authenticated.

[sydneyflapper]

Late teens, early 1920s girl wearing....a tricorne hat, a coat trimmed with absolutely cascading monkey fur and a matching muff.