EPAULET
DateCirca 1915
Dimensions14.9 x 6 cm
Object numberHF.73.209.2 A
DescriptionSingle cold colored military epaulet that is rectangular with one rounded end and one triangular end. The edges are decorated with a gold braid. On the rounded end there are twenty coiled braids that hang as tassels. Underlying these are thin gold-colored braids with another row of cotton fringes under this row. Around the edge of the rounded end is a wider spiral cord. There is an oval shaped button hole in the center of the triangular end. On the underside of the rounded end there is a piece of yellow silky fabric that is stuffed with cotton batting that acts as padding. Collections
