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| This miniature portrait is of Capt John Fausett, dated 30th Nov 1792, published in Regiment, issue 41, Oct 1999. Generally coat lapels were folded back and fastened to the buttons, showing the waistcoat. The coat was closed at the top with hooks and eyes, but in this portrait the coat is buttoned over in a style that is more 1780s. However, the stand-up collar establishes this as 1790s. The 27th did not seem to favour gold lace on their coats so the button loops are twists of buff silk and it would seem that the edges of the lapels are of the same material. The gold epaulette is very clear and appears to disappear beneath the collar. If this officer is in a battalion company then he will only have one on the right shoulder. Field officers and flank company officers had two epaulettes.
The white leather sword belt is puzzling for the fact that there is no belt-plate, only buckle, slide and tip. This was a distinction of the 61st Regiment. The buttons on his coat clearly indicate 27 but this portrait is very similar to a portrait of James Taylor, an officer of the 61st. The two portraits have different faces but the coats and belts are identical. |
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