RyanAK
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Post by RyanAK on Jun 25, 2022 7:26:04 GMT -7
Different paintings. Maybe one is an attempt to recreat the 1st. The facial expressions are different. But, I do think that painting is a good example of the simple work/farmer's/carter's frock, being used to protect the clothing of someone in a higher station of life than your average laborer. I do believe you are correct that there is some decorative stitching or gathers at the neckline. Yeah. I think that was a thing… copying paintings or engravings. I’m not sure what station in life the fella with the frock holds. In both versions, he’s wearing the Officer’s hat while his sits on the ground. And if we can take meaning from the title, he may about to be tricked into an enlistment. I bet there’s a coin at the bottom of that mug!
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Post by brokennock on Jun 25, 2022 7:50:04 GMT -7
I agree with all you've said. I do note that dying would be an extra step if the fabric was made or bought in a natural undyed state. I would assume that pre-dyed fabric was available. Here is our young officer's painting set up for comparison. I am thinking that one is obviously a painting and the black and gray is an etching maybe. Note the much higher detail in the black and gray... Differences in facial expressions and the sign on the wall.
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Post by spence on Jun 25, 2022 7:51:00 GMT -7
A little closer look. Spence
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Post by brokennock on Jun 25, 2022 8:01:38 GMT -7
Seeing as trepanning is an early form of crationomy, I am guessing that the other two uniformed gentlemen are trying to "get into the head," of our potential recruit.
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Post by RyanAK on Jun 25, 2022 8:05:02 GMT -7
I keep looking at the frock front and trying to see words. Like “Liberty or Death” sewn on the breast of certain Revolutionary hunting shirts. That’s just my mind seeing something that isn’t there, though.
I’m not sure what the up-charge on dyed versus natural linen would have been or if it was even desired. Natural linen is sort of ‘farm dust’ colored.
Interesting to note that in what I can find, check was a lower cost fabric meant for working class shirts to help hide filth.
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Post by RyanAK on Jun 25, 2022 8:07:02 GMT -7
Seeing as trepanning is an early form of crationomy, I am guessing that the other two uniformed gentlemen are trying to "get into the head," of our potential recruit. Completely agree. Clever on the part of the artist. The title makes a grand social commentary that would be lacking in the image otherwise.
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Post by brokennock on Jun 25, 2022 8:13:56 GMT -7
Seeing as trepanning is an early form of crationomy, I am guessing that the other two uniformed gentlemen are trying to "get into the head," of our potential recruit. Completely agree. Clever on the part of the artist. The title makes a grand social commentary that would be lacking in the image otherwise. Here is another by the same artist that seems to show one worker in a smock
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Post by brokennock on Jun 25, 2022 8:37:39 GMT -7
Hmmmm, So this one, Would appear to show someone wearing a vest or waistcoat over the calve length smock.....
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Post by spence on Jun 25, 2022 14:36:13 GMT -7
That's a very good one, Nock. Never saw one anything like that, it goes in my files, for certain. Morland shows a lot of details in his paintings, you can learn a lot from them if you look closely. Here's one which shows the vent in a smock well. No doubt about this one being a farmers smock, either. Spence
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Post by brokennock on Jun 25, 2022 16:11:55 GMT -7
Yes Spence, I've saved that and several others. A few with other examples of smocks. But several that show good examples of other things from clothing to tools. His paintings seem to show good examples of a cross section of everyday life.
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Post by RyanAK on Jun 25, 2022 16:17:46 GMT -7
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Post by RyanAK on Jun 25, 2022 20:10:09 GMT -7
Well… I believe I’ve discovered something about the decoration upon the chest of our young recruit. This is from Rural Pennsylvania Clothing.
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Post by spence on Jun 25, 2022 21:08:17 GMT -7
Good find.
My Goodwife is an experienced seamstress. I showed her the photo of the 'primitive embroidery'. She said it looked as though the round knobs on the heart were the embroidery. There is a quick, easy way to make little balls of embroidery thread on the fabric, and she thought the rows of them were done that way. The random bunching/ruffling of the cloth is just decorative, held in place by the knobs.
I showed her the original Trepanning a Recruit blow-up, and she said that was something different, some other kind of fancy work in the same spot, but also a decoration.
While looking at that last I noticed something...is it possible the recruit has a sort of garter on his left arm?
Spence
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Post by brokennock on Jun 26, 2022 2:14:17 GMT -7
I see what you are looking at regarding a possible garter. I think it is on both arms, just for some reason the effect on the shirt sleeve seems more pronounced on his left arm. It looks like something is sewn along the top of the shoulder that comes down and meets that "garter."
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Post by brokennock on Jun 26, 2022 2:18:30 GMT -7
Well… I believe I’ve discovered something about the decoration upon the chest of our young recruit. This is from Rural Pennsylvania Clothing. View AttachmentA good example that this type of work was done here. But, bear in mind that the artist who painted this particular painting did his work in Great Britain. He only lived to be 41 and I can't find anything saying he ever came here.
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