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This uniform belonged to William Chamberlayne, who was commissioned in 1806 and remained on the Unattached List until being promoted Major General in 1851.
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An Early Victorian General Officer's Uniform
A rare pre-1855 uniform of a Major General, consisting of a tall bicorne hat with gold bullion loop and tassels and white-over-red feather plume; scarlet double-breasted coatee with gilt regulation buttons in pairs, rich gold embroidery to collar, cuffs, cuff-slashes and pocket-flaps, fine embroidered skirt-ornaments, a magnificent pair of epaulettes, the gold-lace straps bearing Crown above crossed Sword and Baton, all in silver embroidery, in their fitted black case; a good crimson leather waistbelt with burnished gilt clasp mounted with VR cypher etc in white metal and matching sword-slings (the latter with gilt lions-head billet-buckles and embroidered on both sides); and a pair of 2 in. gold oakleaf lace stripes for trousers, together with a list of these items on headed paper of BURN & Son, Tailors To Her MAJESTY'S HOUSEHOLD, dated June 8th 1871
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A rare pre-1855 uniform of a Major General, consisting of a tall bicorne hat with gold bullion loop and tassels and white-over-red feather plume; scarlet double-breasted coatee with gilt regulation buttons in pairs, rich gold embroidery to collar, cuffs, cuff-slashes and pocket-flaps, fine embroidered skirt-ornaments, a magnificent pair of epaulettes, the gold-lace straps bearing Crown above crossed Sword and Baton, all in silver embroidery, in their fitted black case; a good crimson leather waistbelt with burnished gilt clasp mounted with VR cypher etc in white metal and matching sword-slings (the latter with gilt lions-head billet-buckles and embroidered on both sides); and a pair of 2 in. gold oakleaf lace stripes for trousers, together with a list of these items on headed paper of BURN & Son, Tailors To Her MAJESTY'S HOUSEHOLD, dated June 8th 1871
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