Beschreibung:

AN EXTREMELY RARE MITRE-CAP OF AN OFFICER OF GRENADIERS OF A SCOTTISH REGIMENT IN THE SERVICE OF FRANCE CIRCA 1750 Of blue silk velvet, the front elaborately embroidered in silver ribbon and silver-gilt thread with a regimental badge, a Scottish thistle in pink and two-colour green silk thread within the motto Nemo. Me. Impune. Lacessit , all on a spangled cross of St. Andrew, the peak and broad band at the back embroidered with bunched Scottish thistles in pink and two-colour green silk thread, a fleur-de-lys in silver-gilt thread between, the back faced in salmon pink corded silk, the main borders of silver thread and ribbons, with knotted silver-gilt tassel at the top, the interior lined in black silk (minor wear, some spangles missing, silk velvet faded to green) 13¼in. (33.6cm) high