The British red coat (which gave the British soldiers the soubriquet of lobsterback
) had been instituted in 1660 and was not to leave the battlefield until 1882. It was the national corporate logo,
and arrayed beneath it were subordinate brands — the regiments with their facing colors (the contrast color of the lapel and cuff), connected to the mother brand but differentiated.
Paul Revere
Oil on Masonite. 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.
Oil on canvas; 89.22 x 72.39 cm (35 1/8 x 28 1/2 in). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
Black and white chalk on pink prepared paper; black mount.
Watercolor and graphite pencil on ivory; 11.4 x 8.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.) Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT.
Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought (2007)