British Empire Title

The Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (19th Foot)


Coat Tail 1853


The coatee, towards the end of its life dispensed with the gold button loops on the false pockets of the tails of the coat. This detail from a catalogue photo shows the plain coat tail with white turn-backs and the ornate embroidered ornament covering the point where the turn-backs meet. It is a laurel spray with a Victorian crown and red cloth oval embroidered with XIX. The whole badge is on a green cloth which forms the edge. These ornaments for a battalion company officer were unique to the 19th Regiment. The other point of interest is the slashed cuff which has four gilt buttons and gold loops.


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