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Uniforms of the American Revolution: Private, 2nd New Hampshire Continental Infantry
Image Not Available for Uniforms of the American Revolution: Private, 2nd New Hampshire Continental Infantry
Artist/Maker (American, 1873 – 1923)

Uniforms of the American Revolution: Private, 2nd New Hampshire Continental Infantry

ca. 1910
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Overall: 14 7/8 × 9 3/8 in. (37.8 × 23.8 cm)
Mat: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
1921.102
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
DescriptionMilitary
SignedSigned at lower right in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"
InscribedInscribed along upper edge: "2nd New Hampshire, Cont. Inf. 1777 Private"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS