Lieutenant-Colonel’s Dress Tunic

The cuff decoration is the most impressive part of this tunic. Field officers of light dragoons, (majors, lieutenant-colonels and colonels) had this style of wide lace and intricate braiding. It was also used on the field officers’ tunics of Artillery, Engineers and Rifle Regiments. It can be seen clearly on the tunic worn by Colonel Piers Egerton-Warburton. The badges of rank for a lieutenant-colonel are a crown and two stars, embroidered in gold for silver laced regiments. The other light dragoon distinction was the silver lace all around the collar, top, front and lower edge, without braid. The height of the collar in the final years of the 19th century allowed a half inch of red facing cloth to show through. The five rows of heavy silver cord frogging shows up well in this museum exhibit with overhead lighting.

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