A2704

Hat; shako of the West Kent Yeomanry; bell-topped (flared) black leather cylindrical hat, flat top; leather brim; copper alloy chinstrap scales; forward-facing mounted horse hair plume; shako plate missing (some holing & damage); see attached images of Captain George Smith of the Cobham Yeomanry Cavalry and a trooper in uniform.

mid 19th century, circa 1830-1850

hat, costume, shako of the West Kent Yeomanry

leather, copper alloy, horse hair