As far as I know, that’s not an internet meme yet, but it might as well be. It’s meme in my head, and that’s what counts.

While I should be thinking about the probability of Spencer-wearing in 1800 Rhode Island, I got distracted during a hunt for head wraps and found this lovely little water color.

Boy in a Beaver Hat. Watercolor by Anna Maria von Phul, 1818. MHS 1957.158.27

How lovely is that coat? The Young Mr already has a semblance of that hat and trouser (admittedly too short) so the coat and a matelasse waistcoat would be just the ticket to recreate this image. He’ll bring his own sulky look to the party.

I’m trying to figure out what the coat would be made of, and what I’m willing to pay for a coat that will be grown out of rapidly. In the meantime, though, what a lovely image.

Back to coat dreams…and plots.