Mr. Leslie proudly portrayed a military ancestor in the French Vice-Rois and Governors set at the Montreal Historical Ball. His grenadier's cap was reputed to have belonged to that ancestor, and dates from the 1750s. It is now displayed in the Canadian War Museum. The other accessories belonged to a later ancestor, and date from the early nineteenth century. The uniform is a reproduction, and was perhaps made for the occasion.
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worn by Norman Leslie as Captain James Leslie of the Fifteenth Regiment of Foot Montreal, 1898 Label (on breeches buttons): Henry Morgan & Co. Coat, waistcoat, breeches: late 19th-century Gorget: English, early 19th-century Coat: wool; cotton facings; metallic braid trim Gorget: gilded metal Loan courtesy of Fort Henry |
Montreal, 1898 W. Notman Notman Photographic Archives, McCord Museum of Canadian History, 122901 © McCord Museum |
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