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44 but participants have traditionally followed basic rules outlined by each hunt and designated by their respective roles within the group. The hunt staff is comprised of the huntsman, who hunts the hounds across country, and the whips (whippers-in), who assist the huntsman, all usually wearing the traditional scarlet coat (also called a “Pink” coat) and brown-top black leather boots [Fig. 11]. Some hunts, however, adopted alternate livery as seen in the set of four Copeland & Co. plaques after original paintings by Lionel Edwards from 1923: the Old Berkeley Hunt in yellow, the Beaufort in blue, and the New Forest Buck Hounds in green [Fig. 12]. The followers known as the hunt field are led by one or more appointed Master of Foxhounds (M.F.H.). Members of the hunt field customarily wear black coats during the formal season. Those that show helpfulness and service are honored by being This page is sponsored by Michelle Gee Fig. 9: John Emms (English, 1841–1912), Foxhounds and Terrier in a Stable Interior , 1878. Oil on canvas, 39 x 52 inches. Gift of Felicia Warburg Rogan. Fig. 10: Franklin Brooke Voss (American, 1880–1953). Portrait of Elida B. Langley, Aside on Sandown , 1921. Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches. Gift of Eleanor Langley Fletcher.