Band, 1859

This sketch by Ebsworth shows the 4th DG band at Aldershot. From the left: a mounted officer in undress, wearing a forage cap, stable jacket and white pouchbelt. Standing on the left is a band sergeant in undress, then a farrier sergeant in dark blue stable jacket and axe slung over his left shoulder. Mounted trumpet corporal, then a mounted side-drummer. In the middle is the drumhorse with heavily embroidered banners. The helmets have white plumes, the same as the rest of the regiment, whereas 11 years earlier they had red plumes. The tunic has different sleeve ornament than the usual Austrian knot. They have a gold aiguilette on the left shoulder. The right-hand mounted sergeant-major and the dismounted trumpeter have gold cord decoration on their backs along the back seams. The full dress overalls are leathered. No pouchbelts are worn. The short man in undress on the right has a stable jacket with plain bue collar and cuffs and matching cord decoration on the back. On the extreme right is an ordinary trooper with gauntlets and carbine. The trousers or overalls worn in dismounted full dress do not have the leathered bottoms.

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