Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the English (1813)
Alexander, William, 1767-1816 · London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean by Howlett and Brimmer · leaf 79
the left knee, a surcoatof crimson velvet, and a mantle and hood of purplevelvet, all lined with white taffeta; on the left shoulderof the mantle is an escutcheon of St. Georges crossembroidered within the garter, and over these robes theywear a collar of the Order, made of pure gold, andenamelled… … JEJ^GJUOO]) = PJLATJE PLATE XVIII. SAILOR. The character of a British sailor is so universally known,that it is almost superfluous to say anything on the sub-ject in this place : whether in the horrors of the tempest,or amid the dangers of battle, his skill, his firmness, andhis heroism are alike…
Costume -- Great Britain · Great Britain -- Social life and customs
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