Royal Naval Waistcoat. Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1795. Circa 1795. English. Cotton; gilt brass & wool. This white wool waistcoat of the 1795 pattern. The rank and status of the wearer was indicated by the pattern of the button, in this case a flag officer. It is interesting to note that the waistcoat retains the three-point pocket flap, which would have been considered old fashioned in 1795. | Royal Museums Greenwich
Royal Naval uniform Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1795-1812. 18th-19th century. English. Brass; gold alloy; linen; silk & wool. This uniform, which belonged to Admiral Sir William Cornwallis (1744-1819) illustrates the principal changes to uniform regulations for the year 1795. These include the change in colour of the lapels and cuffs from white to blue and the inclusion of epaulettes. Epaulettes were a military fashion that came from France, and although they were not mentioned in uniform regulations until 1795, some officers wore them anyway. In terms of contemporary fashion, this uniform reflects popular styles with its narrow sleeves, cuffs and lapels, and illustrates the leaner silhouette that was popular in male dress towards the end of the 18th century. | Royal Museums Greenwich
Nelson’s Trafalgar coat. Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1795-1812 (Nelson’s Trafalgar coat). Made before 1805. England. Materials brass; gold alloy; metal thread; silk & wool.
Vice-admiral’s undress coat worn by Nelson (1758-1805) at the Battle of Trafalgar. There is a bullet hole on the left shoulder, close to the epaulette. The damage to the epaulette itself is also apparent. There are blood stains on tails and left sleeve, which is probably that of Nelson’s secretary, John Scott, killed earlier in the action. The coat is of blue wool cloth with a stand-up collar and button-back lapels. On the left side, Nelson’s four orders of chilvary - Knight of the Bath, Order of the Crescent, Order of Ferdinand & Merit and Order of St Joachim - are sewn to the front of the coat and over the edge of the lapel so that it could not be unbuttoned. The sleeves terminate in an extremely narrow round cuff with two rows of gold distinction lace and three flag officers buttons. The left sleeve is line with black silk twill, but the right is lined with the same fabric only as far as the elbow. At the end of the right sleeve is a small black silk loop which would have secured the sleeve to a lapel button. The tails and breast are lined with white silk twill and the shoulders are quilted with running stitch. | Royal Museums Greenwich
Lady's Hat With Hat Pin Circa 1770, Unknown Maker, Silk velvet, ostrich plume, cut steel. Mint Museum
`MISS VERNON' attributed to William Hoare of Bath R A (1707-92). She was one of the 1st Lord Berwick's sisters-in-law. Shows Miss Vernon in a white Riding Habbit, and blue scarf. | NATIONAL TRUST IMAGES
Waistcoat, England, c 1790 - 1795. Wool, lined and backed with linen, engraved gilt metal. A woman’s riding outfit, known as a ‘riding habit’, frequently included a waistcoat styled after those worn by men, which accompanied a masculine-style coat and a petticoat (or skirt). This double-breasted example with high collar and revers (lapels) reflects the fashionable styles of men’s waistcoats in the early 1790s. The back lacing allowed a snug fit over stays and under a closely tailored coat. | V&A
Military coat, 1775–83, American. This example of a uniform jacket worn by an officer during the American Revolution is completely hand-made. Owned by Col. William Taylor, it shows a significant amount of wear. Color, style and number of buttons are among the features used to identify one's military unit, or regiment, in this case Connecticut Regiment 1776. | THE MET
Woman's Parasol Europe, circa 1805, Silk knit with glass and steel beads, wood, bone, and metal. | LACMA
