Bengal Pilot Service uniform

Bengal Pilot Service. Owner S M Knowles. Waist length jacket with lapels. Three gilt buttons each side with crown and star of India. Silk hand sewn lining. Two pockets near waist at front. Two stripes of gold/blue/gold lace on sleeves. Gold wire edged shoulders straps each embroidered with two silver stars.

Object Details

ID: UNI3660
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Mess jacket
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Ghulam Mohamed and Bros
Date made: Unknown
People: Bengal Pilot Service; Knowles, S. M.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 560 mm x 480 mm