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 <ctrvlyf...@sbcglobal.net> 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 > > The only twelve steps I'm interested in are the ones between the flat folds > and the brocades. --Anonymous Costumer-- > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- -- Chris Bertani www.goblinrevolution.org/costumes _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
