Lot 85
85
ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1840
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1840

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1840
Rear Admiral Francis Holmes Coffin, in navy coat with gold epaulettes and a scarlet collar, black stock
inscribed twice on reverse 'Admiral Coffin', in fitted red leather case with gilt-metal mount
rectangular, 3 7/8 x 2¾ in. (98 x 70 mm.)
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Lot Essay

A copy of the discharge paper shows Francis Holmes Coffin served on eight ships whilst in the navy. He became lieutenant on 13 July 1791; commander in 1797; captain in 1802; rear admiral of the white in 1840 and rear admiral of the red in 1841. He died in 1842.

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