Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1953

Flag officer's sword belt with three bands of gold braid belonging to Terence Thornton Lewin (1920-1999). Black silk webbing lined girdle 1 1/2" wide, slings 1" wide on sliders, embroidered in three straight gold lines. The belt has a leather back and straps. The circular clasp has an embossed wreath of laurel and in the centre an anchor surmounted by a Queen's crown. Plain carriage buckles.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4340
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Sword belt
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: before 1972; Before 1973
People: Lewin, Terence Thornton
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Lewin Collection
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm x 1010 mm x 515 mm