Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843, c.1843 (textile)

Rear-Admiral's double-breasted coat of blue wool facecloth. There are two sets of buttonholes and 10 gilt brass buttons on each side of the following pattern: rope twist outer border encircling a narrow raised flat border encirclng raised foul anchor below a crown on a lined ground. The sleeves are gathered at the shoulders and on each shoulder of the bodice are four eyelets for securing epaulettes. The sleeves terminate in a mariner's cuff. The slash is of blue wool edged with gold lace and has three small gilt brass buttons (note: these are working button holes). The cuff is of white twill wool with a wide border of gold lace. The coat has a stand-up collar of white wool edges in gold lace that fastens with a large brass hook and eye. Interior: The collar is lined with blue wool and reinforced with four rows of running stitch. The breast of the coat is lined with blue wool and interlined with wadding which is heldin in place by rows of running stitch. The small of the back is lined in a black tabby weave fabric of linen/wool blend. The shoulders have been interlined with extremely heavy gauge red wool and buckram to give added support to the epaulettes. The back in unlined. The sleeves are lined in white cotton/linen blend and the cuffs are lined with black silk twill. The tails are lined in white wool twill. There is a label sewn into the collar with the following inscription written in ink: "Coat worn by Cpatian George Ourrey Lamperer R.N. afterwards Admiral -- Served under Lord Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 and under Sir Alexander Cochrane at the taking of Guadaloupe West Indies 1810 d at Pelham January 16 1864." Back: There is an overlapping central back vent and the pocket bags of glazed black linene are accessed through otherwise non-working sword pleats. At the bottom of each pleat is a gilt brass button of the pattern described above. There are two gilt brass hip buttons and two three pointed pocket flaps of blue wool edged with padded gold lace.