Soldier or Santa?

[JeffHendricks]

Anyone got an idea on this one. On the back, he says the picture didn't take well because the entire suit is red. His hat looks like a Santa hat with tassels hanging off to his right side, left side of photo. I looked to see what Santas looked like in the 1860's - 1870's and nothing like this. Doesn't look Zouve.

 

[Library Lady]

There are a couple gents in this picture whose hats look vaguely like a Santa hat.

http://www.uniformology.com/ITALY-CENNI/ITALY-Cenni-003.jpg

Edited to add:

John Surratt as a Papal Guard has a Santa hat look.

 

[JeffHendricks]

Yep, close but this is an American photo.

Library Lady, I see you have Lincoln as your avatar. I have an album you might be interested in looking at. It is on my website. Here is direct link to the album.

Vinnie Ream Album

 

[Library Lady]

Yep, close but this is an American photo.

Library Lady, I see you have Lincoln as your avatar. I have an album you might be interested in looking at. It is on my website. Here is direct link to the album.

Vinnie Ream Album

Very cool! Unfortunately, also very above my pay grade.

My avatar is an Augustus Saint-Gaudens work that is down in the city. I'm a big fan of Saint-Gaudens' work (Lincoln or otherwise).

 

[gary]

Or it could be a Liberty Cap.

Concur with you Liberty Lady on St. Gaudens. Our best looking coins were designed by him.

 

[Salterr]

Smoking caps are very similar

 

[Library Lady]

Would anyone in a Garibaldi Guards-type unit look like this? They had the red shirts, but I don't know if they had red trousers, too. I'm also not sure that they had that type of hat even if other Italian-based units did.

 

[Robert Gray]

A similar Zouave forage cap.