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| Answers to Quiz #20 - July 30, 2005 1. What instrument does this man play? 2. Give three things in the picture that indicate this. 3. If the photo was taken in July, what was their religion? |
| Used by permission of Suzan O. Farris. Click on thumbnail to see a larger image. |
| Answers 1. Bagpipes 2. The sporran (pouch on front of kilt) is that of a piper. He is carrying the bagpipe mouth piece on his right hip. He is wearing a piper's broach on his scarf. 3. Protestant. The picture was taken on July 12, Orange Day. |
Let's start with the obvious. The kilt is a dead giveaway that the man and the little girl
are Scottish. According to Suzan O. Farris, the owner of the picture, the man is
Andrew McMurtree Orchard, her great grandfather who was a Royal Scot, and the girl
is his daughter Agnes. The picture was taken in Philadelphia on July 12, Orange Day,
the day set aside by Protestants to commemorate William of Orange's victory at the
Battle of Boyne in 1690.
Agnes was born 22 April 1913 in Pennsylvania, and died in April 1982 in Boulder, CO.
Judging from Agnes' age in the picture (about 8 yrs old) the photo was taken in
approximately 1920.
The picture shows many items of Scottish regalia:
are Scottish. According to Suzan O. Farris, the owner of the picture, the man is
Andrew McMurtree Orchard, her great grandfather who was a Royal Scot, and the girl
is his daughter Agnes. The picture was taken in Philadelphia on July 12, Orange Day,
the day set aside by Protestants to commemorate William of Orange's victory at the
Battle of Boyne in 1690.
Agnes was born 22 April 1913 in Pennsylvania, and died in April 1982 in Boulder, CO.
Judging from Agnes' age in the picture (about 8 yrs old) the photo was taken in
approximately 1920.
The picture shows many items of Scottish regalia:
| Several good sites for the history of the kilt: http://www.majestictech.com/the-celtic-net/kilthistory.html http://albanach.org/kilt.html http://www.lords-n-ladies.com/kilthistory.htm |
Glengarry with a red, blue, and
white diced wool band, as worn by
Gordon Highlanders
Royal Highland Fusiliers
Royal Scots
white diced wool band, as worn by
Gordon Highlanders
Royal Highland Fusiliers
Royal Scots
| Seaforth Highlander's Glengarry Badge http://houseoflabhran.net/ insignia.html http://www.seaforth-highl anders.ca/ |
| Piper's Brooch |
Typical white hair sporran
worn by pipers with two long
black tassels and cantle
bearing the regimental badge.
worn by pipers with two long
black tassels and cantle
bearing the regimental badge.
| Highland Bagpipes For samples of bagpipe music, see http://www.caber-records.com/audio.php http://www.bobdunsire.com/bagpipeweb/bpwmusic .html |
| Typical Piper Beltbuckle |
| Typical skean dubh |
| Hose Flash (Small Ribbon Hanging from Hose) |
| Spats |
| Ghillie Brogues |
Note: Ghillie brogues are shoes that have no tongue. Designed for the boggy highland,
the ghillies are perforated to let water run out. The shoe laces are crossed around the
leg and tied so the tasseled ends are on the outside of the leg.
the ghillies are perforated to let water run out. The shoe laces are crossed around the
leg and tied so the tasseled ends are on the outside of the leg.
| Agnes is also wearing: |
| Jabot and Cuffs |
| Irish Caubeen |
Note: A caubeen is an Irish cap, which could be described as a larger more puffy
beret, sometimes seen with a emblem on the front face and small plume at the crown.
Usually worn with the high point either centered over the forehead or over the left eye.
Pronounced "kaw-bean," rhymes with "saw-seen."
Some sites for further information on Scottish costuming:
http://www.celticbagpipes.com/index.html
http://www.highlandxpress.com/index.html
http://houseoflabhran.net/home.html
http://www.kalamazoopipeband.org/kpb/uniform.htm
For a bagpipe dictionary, see:
http://www.bagpipejourney.com/articles/dictionary.shtml#anchor_C
beret, sometimes seen with a emblem on the front face and small plume at the crown.
Usually worn with the high point either centered over the forehead or over the left eye.
Pronounced "kaw-bean," rhymes with "saw-seen."
Some sites for further information on Scottish costuming:
http://www.celticbagpipes.com/index.html
http://www.highlandxpress.com/index.html
http://houseoflabhran.net/home.html
http://www.kalamazoopipeband.org/kpb/uniform.htm
For a bagpipe dictionary, see:
http://www.bagpipejourney.com/articles/dictionary.shtml#anchor_C
P.S.
According to John-patrick Yeiser, musician extraordinaire (www.musiclegacy.com)
Uncle Andrew is carrying the bag part of his bagpipes under his left arm (our right).
John noticed that Uncle Andrew's cloak has a bulge in it that John thinks is due to the
bag, and he thinks that Andrew is carrying the pipes under that arm. John says he can
see part of the bag sticking out from under the tartan at sporran-level and he can
glimpse the pipes under his arm just north of where his hand is.
According to John-patrick Yeiser, musician extraordinaire (www.musiclegacy.com)
Uncle Andrew is carrying the bag part of his bagpipes under his left arm (our right).
John noticed that Uncle Andrew's cloak has a bulge in it that John thinks is due to the
bag, and he thinks that Andrew is carrying the pipes under that arm. John says he can
see part of the bag sticking out from under the tartan at sporran-level and he can
glimpse the pipes under his arm just north of where his hand is.
| Orange Day |
According to:
http://www.calendar-updates.com/Holidays/Canada/orangemen.htm
Orangemen's Day, also known as Orange Day, is celebrated on July 12th. In
Newfoundland and Labrador it is usually celebrated on the Monday nearest to July 12th.
Orangemen's Day commemorates the 1690 Protestant victory over Roman Catholic
forces in the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. King William III of Orange, the Protestant
King of England, defeated former King James II, a Catholic.
The Orange Order was established a century after the Battle of the Boyne and steadily
grew in the 19th century as a patriotic bulwark against what many Protestants saw as
treasonous Catholicism. By the end of the 19th century Orangemen's parades were
commonplace in many Newfoundland communities.
In some Newfoundland and Labrador communities, Orangemen's Day celebrations are
rescheduled in the winter season so that fishermen on the northeast coast do not lose
money during the lucrative cod fishing season.
Although it is known that the picture was taken on Orange Day, as Kathleen Wieland
pointed out, the event in the picture could have been St Swithen's Day:
"In the UK, the midsummer religious festival is St. Swithin’s Day (July 15th) – where
the weather of the day (rain or sunshine) is believed to predict the weather for the
following 40 days. I believe St. Swithin’s Day is celebrated by the Church of England,
so I would expect our subject would likely be Anglican."
http://www.calendar-updates.com/Holidays/Canada/orangemen.htm
Orangemen's Day, also known as Orange Day, is celebrated on July 12th. In
Newfoundland and Labrador it is usually celebrated on the Monday nearest to July 12th.
Orangemen's Day commemorates the 1690 Protestant victory over Roman Catholic
forces in the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. King William III of Orange, the Protestant
King of England, defeated former King James II, a Catholic.
The Orange Order was established a century after the Battle of the Boyne and steadily
grew in the 19th century as a patriotic bulwark against what many Protestants saw as
treasonous Catholicism. By the end of the 19th century Orangemen's parades were
commonplace in many Newfoundland communities.
In some Newfoundland and Labrador communities, Orangemen's Day celebrations are
rescheduled in the winter season so that fishermen on the northeast coast do not lose
money during the lucrative cod fishing season.
Although it is known that the picture was taken on Orange Day, as Kathleen Wieland
pointed out, the event in the picture could have been St Swithen's Day:
"In the UK, the midsummer religious festival is St. Swithin’s Day (July 15th) – where
the weather of the day (rain or sunshine) is believed to predict the weather for the
following 40 days. I believe St. Swithin’s Day is celebrated by the Church of England,
so I would expect our subject would likely be Anglican."
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Honorable mention goes to Doyle I. Chastain for the most creative answer:
The man (Super-Highlander) plays bagpipe. 3 indications? 1) any man wearing a dress,
er, I mean a kilt, MUST be able to play "Danny Boy on the bagpipes. 2) note the knife
on his right calf to silence would-be hecklers who decide to tease him about his attire.
3) a piece of the instrument is on his right hip. I call him "super-highlander" due to the
cape. He could probably beat me up if the picture weren't so old (he may be able to
anyway) so don't tell him what I said, ok? By the way he is probably a Protestant or
Catholic (I would guess the former).
The man (Super-Highlander) plays bagpipe. 3 indications? 1) any man wearing a dress,
er, I mean a kilt, MUST be able to play "Danny Boy on the bagpipes. 2) note the knife
on his right calf to silence would-be hecklers who decide to tease him about his attire.
3) a piece of the instrument is on his right hip. I call him "super-highlander" due to the
cape. He could probably beat me up if the picture weren't so old (he may be able to
anyway) so don't tell him what I said, ok? By the way he is probably a Protestant or
Catholic (I would guess the former).
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