item details
NameEpaulettes with original tin container
ProductionUnknown; manufacturer(s); circa 1840; England
Classificationepaulets
Materialssilver, silk, metal, leather
DimensionsOverall: 175mm (width), 90mm (height), 195mm (length)
Registration NumberPC001944
Credit lineGift of Miss P Lowe, 1979
Overview
These ornate epaulettes were worn by Commander Willoughby Shortland of the Royal Navy, Administrator and Colonial Secretary of
Epaulettes were originally for keeping shoulder-belts in place, and gradually became signifiers of rank.