Since posing that question I discovered Boris Megorsky has an article on Carpus caps of the Petrine army. This Russian language PDF has lots of artefacts and examples.
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Wednesday 20 February 2019
Karpus
Since posing that question I discovered Boris Megorsky has an article on Carpus caps of the Petrine army. This Russian language PDF has lots of artefacts and examples.
Yes, this figure of a Dutch soldier may well be wearing a "karpus". Why not? "Karpus" apparently is just one name for a cap provided with flaps (lined with fur or not) destined to cover the forehead, ears and neck of the wearer (if needed). The Swedish called it karpus, others called it differently, e.g., Montero cap...;-). The design varied but the essentials were the same. Apart from Russian caps of this type, Megorsky's article shows several Swedish, French, and Dutch examples (see p. 372f., "Montero" cap p.374). So, plenty of period images. Where's the problem? For Swedish troops wearing the karpus (not contemporary pictures, though) you may also have a look at this site (pp.12ff.):
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thanks for that
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. In case you are interested in the corresponding sites on Swedish cavalry and artillery uniforms, here they are:
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https://www.sfhm.se/contentassets/84a6e4f1b2ce4e2b96c4ba578a41c503/svenska-armens-uniformer---del-3-ovriga-sfhm-skrift-nr-18c.pdf
Hello!
ReplyDeleteI wondered where you found the drawings of the soldiers?
/Johan
It's from the Royal Collection trust
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