Description
[MILITARIA]. Infantry officer's tailcoat insignia.
2 3/4 x 1 15/16 in. infantry uniform insignia, gold bullion and sequins embroidered on black felt (darkened). Looped horn suspended by twisted bullion from a 3-lear knot. Campbell and O'Donnel note that this insignia "adorned infantry officers' coat skirts in [the] 1830s and was occasionally...