Pair of epaulettes worn by Admiral Sir Charles Napier (1786-1860), while of the rank vice-admiral. The epaulettes are of wide gold lace over sheet metal with a padded crescent. The strap is edged with twisted gold purl, alternating bright and dull, and bordered on either side with narrow twisted gold wire. The crescent is edged with twisted gold purl and file wound around a wooden core. On the strap is a crown of red velvet embroidered with purl and file above a metal crossed sabre and baton, above two stars of purl and sequins. There are 20 large outer gold bullions and 18 small inner gold bullions (one is missing). The underside of the epaulette is padded and covered in blue velvet while the strap is covered in leather with the following stamp in gold: ‘GALT & SON/NAVAL &/REGINMENTAL/TAILORS/PORTSMOUTH’.