Busby
Category
Costume
Date
1900
Materials
Fur, Metal, Textile
Order this imageCollection
Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 1176030
Summary
A busby of a South African Transvaal State Artillery Soldier, South Africa. This was based on the Dutch Artillery pattern and was worn during the Free State period before the Boer War. This hat has a dark fur band around the outside. The crown is made of red, fulled wool shaped to a point which hangs to the left side. At the end of this point there is a red cord edging and tassel. Around the front there is a gold link chin strap on a red backing. Above this there are crossed cannons, a yellow corded base to the blonde hair cockade.
Provenance
collection of Col E.P.Ryan (see PLN/RYAN/B/34)