Lot Essay
This shako belonged to Captain William Touche who served with the 2nd Madras N.I. from 1840 until 1852. He died of cholera at Madras in November 1853.
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An Officer's Albert Shako of the Madras Infantry
A very good shako of the 2nd Native Infantry with superb gilt plate mounted with a strap within a wreath, inscribed ASSAYE and NAGPORE, above the Dragon and scroll inscribed CHINA, good tapered corded chin-chain on velvet-lined backing, secured by rosettes, and white-over-red pompom in its ornate gilt socket (a small area of material missing beneath one rosette).
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A very good shako of the 2nd Native Infantry with superb gilt plate mounted with a strap within a wreath, inscribed ASSAYE and NAGPORE, above the Dragon and scroll inscribed CHINA, good tapered corded chin-chain on velvet-lined backing, secured by rosettes, and white-over-red pompom in its ornate gilt socket (a small area of material missing beneath one rosette).
See illustration