Military epaulette
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1914 - circa 1918
Materials
Wool and cotton
Measurements
225 mm (length); 58 mm (width);
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Knightshayes Court, Devon
NT 659224
Summary
A pair of World War I khaki epaulettes and one loop for fastening them to the shoulder of the uniform. The two epaulettes are wide in the centre tapering to each end. They fold in the centre. On the front side of each is stitched a red band. Across the epaulette is hand stitched a woollen khaki band with the letters 'W.A.A.C.' embroidered on it. There is a large button hole at either end of the each epaulette. The single loop is just a folded and stitched rectangle of khaki coloured cotton material. Total number of items is three.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by W. H. Brailsford in April 1984.