Private, Mounted Review Order 1831

By 1831 the 10th Hussars had re-equipped the men with the red pelisses ordered by King William. This naïve painting from the collection of the Marquess of Cambridge shows how the lowest rank of the regiment looked almost as splendid as the officers. The lace, braid and cords were yellow but the uniforms were the result of many hours of difficult work by tailors and embroiderers. The shako is of black beaver and has yellow lace and a plaited festoon draped across the front which was part of the cap-lines. The falling plume was of black horsehair, inserted into a brass holder above a cord boss linked to the central circular device. The dark blue trousers have a double yellow stripe but some other prints and paintings show a single yellow stripe 1.5ins wide. The double stripe can also be seen in a similar painting, by the same artist, of a 10th Hussars officer mounted on a grey charger. The saddle has an embroidered red shabraque which is embroidered on the rear parts only. On top of the shabraque is a white sheepskin which has a red edge. He carries a 1796 pattern sword and plain black sabretache, attached to two white leather slings.

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