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Re: "New" Georgia (?) Image
I'm not certain if the collar is flush with the left (buttonhole) side of the garment; it's close but not quite there. I love the collar in that it appears to be cut square on the front edges which causes the tips to overlap when the coat is buttoned. As for the buttons being hard rubber, I've never seen rubber buttons shine quite like that in the vast majority of original images I've seen. There's a lot of U.S.S.S. images in my database and the rubber buttons on their coats have a muted, dull or "flat" shine. The first thing that popped into my head was that the buttons on this man's coat could be painted or Japan varnished. Sounds crazy, but the LA state seal buttons on the cassimere Otis Baker militia jacket are varnished...who knows.
From the jacket's appearance it reminds me of how thick, plain woven jean looks in some original garments I've seen. The Ross Co. 4-button CS jacket and the chain-stitched LA jacket in Troiani's collection come to mind. That just gave me a great idea...I'd love to see original garments photographed using the wet plate technique, to gain an understanding of how different weaves and fabric compositions look in that context.
I'm not certain if the collar is flush with the left (buttonhole) side of the garment; it's close but not quite there. I love the collar in that it appears to be cut square on the front edges which causes the tips to overlap when the coat is buttoned. As for the buttons being hard rubber, I've never seen rubber buttons shine quite like that in the vast majority of original images I've seen. There's a lot of U.S.S.S. images in my database and the rubber buttons on their coats have a muted, dull or "flat" shine. The first thing that popped into my head was that the buttons on this man's coat could be painted or Japan varnished. Sounds crazy, but the LA state seal buttons on the cassimere Otis Baker militia jacket are varnished...who knows.
From the jacket's appearance it reminds me of how thick, plain woven jean looks in some original garments I've seen. The Ross Co. 4-button CS jacket and the chain-stitched LA jacket in Troiani's collection come to mind. That just gave me a great idea...I'd love to see original garments photographed using the wet plate technique, to gain an understanding of how different weaves and fabric compositions look in that context.
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