| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 384 |
Material
- Tag: Fine silver twist, gold floss
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping
- Butt: Black ostrich
- Body: 1/2 dark red, 1/2 dark blue pig's wool
- Rib: Silver tinsel, fine gold twist
- Hackle: Light blue hackle, over blue
- Throat: Blue jay, two turns
- Wing: Golden pheasant tail, pintail, tippet, a few fibres of blue and yellow swan, two slices of mallard
Original material
As written in the book:
Tag and tail, as before; but black ostrich; body, pig's wool half of darkish red, the other half dark blue silver tinsel and fine gold twist together. Lightish blue hackle over the blue joint only, two turns of jay at shoulder wing as before, except that grey speckled peacock wing is substituted for gold pheasant and pintail, and a few more orange and red fibres are used.
Note, before: Tag, fine silver twist and gold floss; tail, a top-ping; but, reddish brown ostrich; body, rough pig's wool picked out of dark red, dark blue, then dark red, and dark blue again alternately; ribbed with silver tinsel and gold thread also alternately (not together); hackle at shoulder two turns of hackle brick-dust red and two of jay over; wing, gold pheasant tail, pintail, tippet, a sprig or two of blue and yellow swan, two slices of mallard, and one topping.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel - Fine | Silver | |
| Floss | Gold | ||
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Butt |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body | Pig |
Wool
1/2 body |
Red - Dark |
| Pig |
Wool
1/2 body |
Blue - Dark | |
| Rib | Tinsel | Silver | |
|
Tinsel - Twist
Fine |
Gold | ||
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Light, over blue |
Blue |
| Throat | Blue Jay |
Feather - Wing
Two turns |
Blue |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Tail | Natural |
|
Pintail Latin: Anas acuta |
Feather | Natural | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck | Natural | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing
Few fibers |
Blue | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing
Few fibers |
Yellow | |
|
Mallard Latin: Anas platyrhynchos |
Feather
Slices |
Natural |
Materials in pattern
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