FULL DRESS COAT - ROYAL NAVY

W1981.28

Full Dress Coat, rank of Engineer Comander (purple cloth between braid of rank stripes indicates engineer). Royal Navy uniforms appear to have changed little from med 19th Century to before World War II. Janett "British Naval Dress (1960) pg 122, shows a Captain's full dress coat 1891-1901. this coat identical except it does not have -2- braid diamonds around -2- central back buttons. Ref W81.29 for associated epaulettes, cocked hat, dress word and sash belt.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: W1981.28
Accession Date: 1 Dec 1981

Material

Blue Serge0 - Whole

Measurement

width430mm
length980mm

 

 

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