Named WWI Uniform of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Artillery with Visor Cap

The uniform is comprised of the tunic, the trousers, and the visor cap of a “Lt. Col. Easton” of the Royal Artillery in world War I. The tunic carries the rank insignia of a Lieutenant Colonel on the shoulder straps, with the straps having small holes which likely reflect a modification of the rank insignia as a result of promotions. One of the shoulder straps has lost some of the stitching at the shoulder seam. The collar has the branch insignia of the royal Artillery while above the upper left pocket are the sewn medal ribbons of the British world War I trio. The tunic has several holes, including two on the left sleeve; two at the bottom seam of the upper right pocket; one on the upper right collar; and one on the upper left back, with none of the holes being particularly distracting. The interior lining of the tunic has a few small holes from wear, with the interior collar bearing a tailor’s label on which is written the owner’s name. The matching uniform trousers are quite clean. The Royal Artillery officer’s visor cap exhibits great character, with the cap having a classic “crush” in appearance. The top center of the peak shows a bit of soiling and wear, while the front right edge of the visor exhibits wear as well. When combined, these spots of wear reflect the fact that Lt. Col. Easton repeatedly removed his cap by grasping it the visor with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, took it off, and then laid it down upside down, with the cap resting on its peak, as was the correct method for placement of a visor cap when not in wear (period photographs of meetings of officers show that they placed their caps upside down on a table during the conferences). There are some spots of stitching loss to the interior leather sweatband, but the sweatband is complete and intact. There is a faint maker mark on the interior lining of the cap.

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