I recently posted on the History section that the Carmichael Collection was shortly to go online. Well the tartan stuff is now up and includes and interesting jacket claimed to be c1745 that I'd seen through the glass but these pictures are superb and a great aid to study.
I'm not a costume expert but there's something about the cut that makes the date seem wrong. Revers collars are c1760-90 but the arms look more of a Regency cut. A nice jacket and the cloth is certainly C18th so perhaps it was reused later or the jacket restyled? The internal patch is Wilsons' cloth, their No158 whereas the black lining with the red stripes (checks) looks older.
Thoughts?
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