Percy Sumner made this copy of a print by E Hull, with notes written around the drawing. The original showed an officer of the 9th Lancers in marching order, published in September 1830. To the right of the drawing he notes that the officer wears a dress jacket. This is blue with crimson collar and cuffs, the collar being covered in gold embroidery. There is no sign of the crimson plastron front or of the lapel being buttoned over as was worn for most of the 1820s. In 1829 the style of jacket changed so that it was double-breasted with two vertical rows of gilt buttons, nine in each row, placed at equal distance. This style was retained after the change to scarlet with blue facings in 1831. The jacket had crimson piping up the back seams and down the back of the sleeves. The concession to marching order was made by replacing the gold bullion epaulettes with gilt shoulder scales.
The pouch-belt is gold laced with a crimson stripe and silver ornaments. The cap lines wind around the body and fall as flounders and tassels on the left shoulder. The cap itself, has been replaced by a foul-weather version and the feather plume is of black horsehair. He has a gold and crimson striped waist-girdle. The trousers are dark grey with a gold or yellow double stripe. He has a black leather waist-belt to support his sword and undress sabretache, the latter item having a brass badge in the centre. The grey horse has a brown bridle and leather throat ornament, the saddle covered with a white sheepskin and a blue valise behind.
The original print is no.70 in a series of 72 titled Hull’s Costume of the British Army in MDCCCXXVIII They were lithographed by M Gauci from original drawings by E Hull. Published by Engelmann, Graf, Coinet & Co, 92 Dean Street, Soho. 1828-30.
