Jacket
Coat
Maker & role
Unknown, Maker
Production date
19th Century
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Object detail
Collection
Measurements
0 - Whole, L: 73cm (L: 730mm)
Credit line
Purchase, 2003
Hyde Park Barracks Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Hyde Park Barracks Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Description
Military jacket made from red wool with black velvet mandarin collar and cuffs. Yellow braid epaulets, collar decoration and sleeve decoration. 7 large gold coloured buttons, with lion/unicorn crest, have been stitched to front. Gold button on collar has a crown on it. This type of jacket was worn by soldiers colloquially known as 'Red coats'.
Accession number
HPB2003/20
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