Queen's Own Regiment mess waiter's button, British (c 1900)

Title	Queen's Own Regiment mess waiter's button
Nationality	British
Period	c 1900
Price	£4.00

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This little button (2.6cm) is of two-piece construction with a face plate, originally gilt, folded over a backplate with the maker's name, 'WOODROW & CO. LONDON'. The image is that of the Paschal Lamb as stipulated by the 1900 Dress Regulations for the officers mess waistcoat and field cap.

This is most assuredly the mess waiter's button, inasmuch as the design is that of the livery buttons of the period and not a military uniform button per se. Interestingly enough, this image of the Paschal Lamb replaced the earlier design on the cap badge after the Great War, when the regimental title was done away with.

The gilding has faded entirely, but the design is still reasonably sharp, with the wool effect of the lamb's fleece still in evidence.

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[Militaria : Buttons : British : 19th Century]

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