David Morier’s painting of a grenadier of the 10th Foot has tested the artist with the lace pattern. The lapels are folded over on this grenadier so that only the tops of the lapels are showing. But there is an abundance of patterned lace on the lapels, cuffs and pockets as well as the edges of his waistcoat. The pattern is two blue zig-zags with an edging of a yellow and red stripe. The cuffs, smaller than the 1742 pattern, have a broad and a narrow lace.
From the early years of the 18th century, grenadiers wore a distinctive tall cap with an embroidered front. The base colour of the front was in the facing colour of the regiment, yellow for the 10th. Every regiment had the white horse of Hanover on a red background at the base, with the motto NEC ASPERA TERRENT. George II’s cypher is in the centre and the Hanoverian crown above.
Morier concentrated on the grenadiers who formed a company in each infantry regiment and on each figure there is a brass match-case attached to the front of the strap that supports the black grenade bag on his right hip. The match-case holds a lighted taper to ignite the grenade fuse before it was thrown. The waist-belt holds his ammunition pouch on the front, and a sword and bayonet.
