Glengarry Officer coat found!
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 11:24 am
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This past weekend the GLI had the opportunity once again to do a garrison weekend at Fort Erie. On the way down, I stopped at the Niagara Historical Museum in Niagara on the Lake. I have heard that they had in their possession a GLI officer's uniform. When I walked in, I asked, and sure enough, there it was. It is in poor condition, but you can see that at one point it would have been spectacular. It has suffered moth damage, and the lace appears to have been eaten off or removed. It is still obvious where the lacing was, and there remain small sections of it.
The shoulders have both padded wings and epaulets. The buttons (if they are the originals) appear to be covered in cloth rather than being silver or pewter. Also, the front goes down to a point, rather that being square.
Unfortunately I was unable to determine who the coat belonged to, but seeing it sure made my day!
Here are the photographs.
This past weekend the GLI had the opportunity once again to do a garrison weekend at Fort Erie. On the way down, I stopped at the Niagara Historical Museum in Niagara on the Lake. I have heard that they had in their possession a GLI officer's uniform. When I walked in, I asked, and sure enough, there it was. It is in poor condition, but you can see that at one point it would have been spectacular. It has suffered moth damage, and the lace appears to have been eaten off or removed. It is still obvious where the lacing was, and there remain small sections of it.
The shoulders have both padded wings and epaulets. The buttons (if they are the originals) appear to be covered in cloth rather than being silver or pewter. Also, the front goes down to a point, rather that being square.
Unfortunately I was unable to determine who the coat belonged to, but seeing it sure made my day!
Here are the photographs.