tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803969651277143887.post6902142081414391845..comments2024-01-30T04:15:42.071-05:00Comments on British Tars, 1740-1790: Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, 1782Kyle Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13428848890576823316noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803969651277143887.post-39657627112951700432017-10-30T15:37:36.077-04:002017-10-30T15:37:36.077-04:00Two thoughts on the atypical cap plate on the sail...Two thoughts on the atypical cap plate on the sailor at right;<br />- a barge cap? (like the Serres image, though this is a hat...)<br />-another predecessor to ship names? (think the 1785 Bunbury sketch of sailors from the 'Edgar' at Portsmouth)<br /><br />Not sure what I'm seeing anyway, but I'd certainly say by this point neither men are wearing bob wigs, but rather simply natural bob styles in their own hair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com