Shako
Category
Costume
Date
1830
Materials
Card, Leather, Pewter, Wool
Measurements
185 mm (H)260 mm (W)
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1350803
Summary
Cap; Shako of infantry bandsman made from black felt on card, lined with linen with the top lined with black paper reserving to newsprint 'The Mercury' Dec.28th (no year). It is bell topped and the top is leather covered. There is a wide cotton webbing around the top 44 mm (1.75 in) wide. There is a peak 50 mm (2 in) deep at the centre. The side ornaments are pewter - a lion's head (1 only). Pewter chin scales (1 remaining). Insignia on front in pewter, flags, a lion, trumpets, drums and cymbals with central escutcheon with the monogram ? 'GR'. There is a leather rosette on the webbing band. (uniform) Wade Catalogue number B13 'SHAKO black cloth with a braid of white at the top, leather cockade + peaks. Chin chain. In the crown is a portion of 'The British Mercury' from Dec 12th no year. (Under Bow St is a charge V. W. Underwood ___?____ general grant for biting off part of the nose of The Bird host of "Kings Arms" Duke St during a quarrel over dominoes) on front of the hat is a metal decoration showing trophy of flags drums + arms + the letters G.R. C.1815' Bought for £0.15.0 from Millard, Ted(dington)
Provenance
Charles Paget Wade Collection, Snowshill Manor