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A Victorian Cavalry Officer’s Clothes Brush, 1864.
7cm (2.7in) x 19.5cm (7.7in).
A Universal Pattern silver pouch flap adapted for use as a clothes brush, applied with the gilt crowned VR cypher of Queen Victoria (reigned 1837-1901). The pouch flap bearing the maker’s mark of Joseph Jennens & Co. Hallmarked Birmingham 1864.
Originally worn by cavalrymen as containers for carbine rifle ammunition, shoulder belt pouches assumed purely decorative usage in the mid nineteenth century. Late in the century the tradition of recycling the silver elements of an officer’s uniform, after retirement for domestic use, was developed with a number of prestigious silversmithing firms carrying out the bespoke work to order.
The BADA Standard
- Since 1918, BADA has been the leading association for the antiques and fine art trade
- Members are elected for their knowledge, integrity and quality of stock
- Our clients are protected by BADA’s code of conduct
- Our dealers’ membership is reviewed and renewed annually
- Bada.org is a non-profit site: clients deal directly with members and they pay no hidden fees
