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Oil on canvas; 50 in.(H) x 40 in.(W), 127 cm.(H) x 101.5 cm.(W). Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE.
Commissioned on the day of her wedding to Dr. Benjamin Rush.
Julia Stockton Rush (Mrs. Benjamin Rush), 1776
In the fall of 1775 Congress chose brown as the original color for the national uniform. In October 1778, however, France sent uniforms with a predominance of blue coats (although there were also brown), and so on 2 October 1779 Congress switched to blue as the official color.
Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought (2007)