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Celtic Hist. Newsletter: Early Kilt Satire
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Feb 01, 2008 10:34 PST
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Early Kilt Satire
Anyone who has worn a kilt for a while probably knows the standard
replies to the question of what is worn underneath. Obvously such
naughty speculation is nothing new. So this month I thought I would
share some of the early satires on kilts and kilt wearing I have
found. Several of them are from the French who seemed to develop a
fascination with kilted soldiers following the defeat of Napoleon. A
few of these images are a little naughty but should be mostly ?work
safe?
From the British Museum
A broadside on mercenaries from Scotland in the army of Gustavus
Adolphus; with a woodcut showing five Scottish mercenaries.
([Augsburg?:1632]) http://tinyurl.com/24m2gt
?The Scotch made happy by a late act of Parliament? Sixteen men in
various positions taking off breeches and putting on kilts following
the end of the Proscription Act banning the wearing of Highland dress.
http://tinyurl.com/yspfhl
A Highlander uses the apron of his kilt to hold the chestnuts that he
is buying from a French street vendor. c.1815 http://tinyurl.com/24p8r9
: while two Highlanders in their kilts lean forward to inspect some
eggs being offered for sale, two well-dressed ladies playing with
their child lean forward in order to peer under their kilts. October
1815: http://tinyurl.com/292gsz
a Highland soldier holds up his kilt to hold the chestnuts that he is
buying from a French street vendor while a cat jumps up under his
kilt. September 1815: http://tinyurl.com/2hl5p5
A family in descending order of height, the father and sons in
military uniform with kilts, the women in long dresses. February 1816:
http://tinyurl.com/yp3lk5
?La nouvelle mode? (The New Fashion) a Scottish soldier in a kilt
looks at a French girl wearing a tartan patterned overdress. September
1815 http://tinyurl.com/25dmv2
To 'Kilts and Philibegs!! - A satire of George VI's visit to Scotland,
1822 by George Cruikshank: http://tinyurl.com/23jhx2
A fight between Wray (left) and Charles Fox (right
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_James_Fox ) who face each other
with clenched fists. Fox is dressed in tartan kilt, coat, and
stockings, to indicate that he is M.P. for the Orkney boroughs:
http://tinyurl.com/yu4cfd
The National Museum of Scotland
?Roast Chestnuts? Another Highland soldier buying chestnuts in Paris
in 1816.: http://tinyurl.com/ysbzls
Other websites
Highland soldiers on parade on a windy day
http://www.largicus.com/History-of-the-Kilt_files/image010.jpg
A Black & white version of the same image
http://www.scottish-wedding-dreams.com/images/Kilt-Waterloo2.gif
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