Officers, Review Order c1890

After the regiment returned to Britain in 1886 they were stationed in various places around England up until 1894 when they went to Ireland. This painting shows two officers in dress uniform outside an English pub with a Bell sign. The uniform, which since 1871 had knee boots and breeches, is very smart, and they wear black fur busbies which, according to the 1883 regulations were the same size as in 1861 but reduced in 1888 to 6.25 inches at the front and 7.75 inches at the back. These busbies seem to be the taller version. The yellow busby bag which covers the top of the busby, falls on the right side and has a single line of gold braid along the outer seam and down the middle. A gold gimp button is at the junction of the braid. Gold cap-lines are hooked under the bag and fall down the back to loop up to the neck. There was no gold boss on the front of the busby in the 14th Hussars, although this distinction is not mentioned in the Dress Regulations until 1900.
The front and back of the tunic can be seen here, allowing us to see the gold gimp forming patterns on the back seams of the tunic; a trefoil at the shoulder and an Austrian knot at the hem. The horse furniture is carefully painted so that the details of the brown leather bridle with white throat plume, and the halter with silver chain are shown. The rounded light dragoon pattern shabraque has double gold lace edges and embroidered designs on the four corners, most notably the Prussian Eagle. The saddle is covered by a black sheepskin edged in a scalloped yellow felt material. The red-faced embroidered sabretache is suspended on slim gold laced leather straps from his concealed wist-belt.

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