1744 Trews Construction

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Detail of the trews made for the English Jacobite Sir John Hynde-Cotton. The construction is very peculiar. Most of the tartan is the same as that of the coat but it looks like the maker ran out at the waist and used a ‘sort of’ similar tartan. I find it strange that part of the upper section was sewn with the raw edges left showing, almost as though it was a rush job. Very strange construction.