Artifact: Plush Livery Breeches
Materials: Mohair Plush
Dimensions: Waist: 29-30"; OL: 29 1/2"
Date: 1780-1820
Origin: England
Collection: Image Courtesy of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
License: All rights reserved
Ledger Entry: Hussar Plush
Department: Textile
Customer: Dr. Walter Stewart
Ledger Page: 162
Imported From: Most of the textiles sold in the Ramsay store were either produced and imported from England, or imported to the colonies through England. Plush was produced primarily in France.
Product Description
A wool velvet primarily used for clothing and upholstery. As clothing, it was popular for livery. Because of it's weight and warmth, it was also used for winter coats.
Citation: Florence M. Montgomery. Textiles in America, 1650-1870 : a Dictionary Based on Original Documents : Prints and Paintings, Commercial Records, American Merchants' Papers, Shopkeepers' Advertisements, and Pattern Books with Original Swatches of Cloth. (New York :Norton, 1984);
Historical Price: 13 shillings, 6 pence; Modern USD: $151
Product Variations
The databases record only four purchases of plush, three are qualified as hussar plush. Their prices range from ten shillings to thirteen shillings six pence per yard.
