gentlemaninkhaki:Royal Navy, Captain’s Undress uniform 1795-1812. Cut plain and without lace, the un
gentlemaninkhaki:Royal Navy, Captain’s Undress uniform 1795-1812. Cut plain and without lace, the undress coat served as a captain’s everyday wear. Epaulettes were “to take off and put on occasionally.” In general, collars were of a stand-and-fall type, though the undress coat was more susceptible to changes in fashion, and a distinctive rolled collar can be seen in later portraits.Source: Dudley Jarret, British Naval Dress (London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1960) -- source link
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