Rhead, G. Woolliscroft (George Woolliscroft), 1854-1920 · London : T.F. Unwin · leaf 301
doublet, andtunic (p. 297).The Wellington boot of the present day ispractically identical with that worn by the illus-trious soldier from whom it takes its name, andis a very slight variation of the form of ridingboot which was in use at the beginning of theeighteenth century, except that it is of… … COMTE DE SOISSONS, 1628. BOOTS, SHOES, AND OTHER EOOT-COVERINGS 299 boot which is usually associated with Napoleon iscut away at its upper edge at the back, the frontforming a kind of mask to the knee, a form ofboot which, in fact,had been worn fromthe time of Wil-liam III. Cloth and woollenboots…
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