1740 Gallery

Grenadier cap, officers, 43rd Regiment of Foot

Grenadier cap, officers, 43rd Regiment of Foot, 1740-1749. Metal and silk thread embroidery on velvet and wool. This officer's cap displays the white horse and motto of the house of Hanover, the Royal family of the time. Translated, the motto reads Nor do difficulties deter'. Until a Royal Warrant in 1751 forbade it, the Colonel of the Regiment could put whatever device or badge he chose on the grenadier cap. Date: 1740

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Costume styles, 18th century

Costume styles, 18th century, from left to right: middle class couple circa 1740, couple from Berlin in special evening dress circa 1780, French couple in Revolution-era costume, man in aristocratic dress circa 1800, woman in Grecian-style costume circa 1800. Date: 18th century

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Anne Mills, Sailor

ANNE (or Ann) MILLS Female who served in the Royal Navy, fighting the French, one of whom she has decapitated with her cutlass, earning the praise Well cut, lass ! Date: CIRCA 1740

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