Museum Collections
Luce Center
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Hessian Musketeer, Regiment Prinz Carl of Hesse-Cassel
Object Number:
1923.155
Date:
c. 1912
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 8 in. ( 26.7 x 20.3 cm )
mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 48.9 x 36.2 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "Private, Hessian Regt. Prince Carl, 1775-83"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown watercolor: "Private, Hessian Regt. Prince Carl. 1775-83"; with 2 detail sketches
Description:
Military
Gallery Label:
This is an unpublished study of the regimental uniform details of a private soldier, 1775-83.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.