1896 Field Officer, Royal Artillery
£12.50
1896 Field Officer, Royal Artillery (scroll down for a more detailed Description)
Published 1966 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d5dede)
Print is STANDARD size – shipping is the same for 1 to 10 prints (based on largest print size in your order) – see Shipping & Returns
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Description
The order of dress shown here was commonly used in the last half of the nineteenth century for parades and duties in barracks where full dress was not worn. The stable jacket, worn open down the front and with a scarlet, gold-embroidered waistcoat was used as mess dress. The embroidery on the cuffs is that for a field officer. Captains and subalterns were different. This handsome and practical stable jacket was abolished in 1897. In 1896 there was a large contingent of Royal Artillery based in Malta at Fort Tigné, Fort Ricasoli, Upper St Elmo, and St James’ Cavalier – Malta being a convenient staging post for Singapore, Ceylon (to which companies from the Southern Division were transferred that year) and elsewhere. Sources: Items of clothing in the R.A. Museum, Dress Regulations and photographs.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.0125 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 24 × 37 cm |
