1857 British Army officers' waist sash

Object/Artifact

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Royal Canadian Military Institute

Name/Title

1857 British Army officers' waist sash

Entry/Object ID

1952.6.1

Description

1857 British Army officers' waist sash. Rectangular strip of crimson net silk. Ends are cross-stitched with 196 or so woven threads 2mm. wide x 30 cms. long, each with a knot and fringe at end.

Made/Created

Date made

1857 - 1867

Notes

Date: 1857

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Accession number tag sewn into one end of sash.

Dimensions

Width

20 cm

Length

362 cm

Dimension Notes

2 mm. thick.