British Regimental Lace
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Samples of Regimental Lace and Facing Cloth
from The Lace Book in the Royal Library,
Windsor Castle, circa 1768.
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Regiment |
Images |
1768 Warrant Description | Description of Sample in Lace Book |
1st Foot "Royal Reg't" |
Blue Double Worm | Blue chain worm centered on lace | |
2nd Foot "Queens Royal Reg't" |
Blue Stripe |
Blue stripe near outer edge | |
3rd Foot "Buff's" |
Yellow, Black, and Red Stripes | Yellow, black, and red stripes on outer half of lace | |
4th Foot "King's Own" |
Blue Stripe | Wide blue stripe centered on lace | |
5th Foot |
Two Red Stripes | Narrow red stripes on both edges | |
6th Foot |
Yellow and Red Stripes | Narrow yellow stripe along inner edge, red stripe along outer edge | |
7th Foot "Royal Fuzileers" |
Blue Stripe | Wide blue stripe near outer edge | |
8th Foot "King's Reg't" |
Blue and Yellow Stripe | Blue stripe centered on lace, wide yellow stripe against blue | |
9th Foot |
Two Black Stripes | Black stripes on both edges | |
10th Foot |
Blue Stripe | Narrow blue stripe on outer edge | |
11th Foot |
Two Red, and Two Green Stripes | Red stripes on inner and outer edge, narrow green stripe against red stripes | |
12th Foot |
Yellow, Crimson, and Black Stripes | Narrow Black stripe on outer edge, narrow crimson stripe on inner edge, and narrow yellow stripe centered on lace. | |
13th Foot |
Yellow Stripe | Wide yellow stripe centered on lace | |
14th Foot |
Blue and Red Worm, and Buff Stripe | Wide blue and red diagonal worm on outer edge, narrow buff stripe on inner edge | |
15th Foot |
Yellow and Black Worm, and Red Stripe | Wide yellow and black diagonal worm on outer edge, narrow red stripe on inner edge | |
16th Foot |
Crimson Stripe | Narrow crimson stripe on outer edge | |
17th Foot |
Two Blue, and One Yellow Stripe | Wide yellow stripe near outer edge, bordered by narrow blue stripes | |
18th Foot "Royal Irish" |
Blue Stripe | Narrow blue stripe on inner edge | |
19th Foot |
Two Stripes, Red and Green | Red stripe on outer edge with green stripe against red, and thin red stripe on inner edge with thin green stripe against the red | |
20th Foot |
Red and a Black Stripe | Narrow red stripe on inner edge, narrow black stripe near outer edge | |
21st Foot |
Blue Stripe | Narrow blue stripe on outer edge | |
22nd Foot |
One Blue, and One Red Stripe | Blue stripe on outer edge, with red stripe against blue. | |
23rd Foot "Royal Welch Fuzileers" |
Red, Blue, and Yellow Stripes | Narrow yellow stripe near inner edge with wider blue stripe and then red stripe | |
24th Foot |
One Red and One Green Stripe | Narrow red stripe near inner edge, with green stripe centered on lace | |
25th Foot |
Blue, Yellow, and Red Stripe | Narrow red stripe centered on lace, narrow blue stripe on outer edge, and wide yellow stripe between red and blue stripes | |
26th Foot |
One Blue, and Two Yellow Stripes | Narrow yellow stripe on inner edge, narrow blue stripe centered on lace, narrow yellow stripe on outer edge | |
27th Foot "Inniskilling Reg't" |
One Blue, and One Red Stripe | Narrow blue stripe on outer edge, narrow red stripe on inner edge | |
28th Foot |
One Yellow, and Two Black Stripes | Narrow black stripes on inner and outer edges, narrow yellow stripe centered on lace | |
29th Foot |
Two Blue, and One Yellow Stripe | Narrow blue stripes on inner and outer edges, narrow yellow stripe centered on lace | |
30th Foot |
Sky-Blue Stripe | Wide sky-blue stripe on outer edge | |
31st Foot |
Blue and Yellow Worm, and small Red Stripe | Narrow red stripe on inner edge, blue and yellow diagonal worm on outer edge | |
32nd Foot |
Black Worm, and a Black Stripe | Narrow black stripe on inner edge, black V-worm on outer edge | |
33rd Foot |
Red Stripe in the Middle | Narrow red stripe centered on lace | |
34th Foot |
Blue and Yellow Worm, and Red Stripe | Narrow red stripe on inner edge, blue and yellow diagonal worm on outer edge | |
35th Foot |
One Yellow Stripe | Narrow yellow stripe on inner edge | |
36th Foot |
One Red and One Green Stripe | Narrow green stripe centered on lace, narrow red stripe on outer edge | |
37th Foot |
Red and a Yellow Stripe | Wide yellow stripe centered on lace, wide red stripe against yellow on outer edge | |
38th Foot |
Two Red, and One Yellow Stripe | Narrow red stripes on both edges, narrow yellow stripe centered on lace | |
39th Foot |
Light Green Stripe | Wide green stripe on outer edge | |
40th Foot |
Red and a Black Stripe | Narrow red stripe on inner edge, narrow black stripe on outer edge | |
Invalids |
Blue buttonhole twist | ||
42nd Foot "Royal Highlanders" |
Red Stripe | Narrow red stripe near outer edge | |
43rd Foot |
Red and a Black Stripe | Red stripe near outer edge, black stripe near inner edge | |
44th Foot |
Blue, Yellow, and Black Stripes | Narrow blue stripe near inner edge, yellow stripe centered on lace, narrow black stripe near outer edge | |
45th Foot |
Green Stripe | Green ivy-style stripe centered on lace | |
46th Foot |
Red and Purple Worms | Red diagonal stripe outside of center, purple diagonal stripe inside of center | |
47th Foot |
One Red, and Two Black Stripes | Narrow black stripes on inner and outer edges, narrow red stripe centered on lace | |
48th Foot |
Black and a Red Stripe | Narrow black stripe near inner edge, narrow red stripe near outer edge | |
49th Foot |
Two Red, and One Green Stripe | Narrow red stripes on inner and outer edges, narrow green stripe centered on lace | |
50th Foot |
Red Stripe | Red stripe centered on lace | |
51st Foot |
Green Worm Stripe | Green chain worm on outer edge | |
52nd Foot |
Red Worm, and One Orange Stripe | Orange stripe near inner edge, red V-worm on outer edge | |
53rd Foot |
Red Stripe | Red stripe centered on lace | |
54th Foot |
Green Stripe | Light green stripe centered on lace | |
55th Foot |
Two Green Stripes | Narrow green stripes near inner and outer edges | |
56th Foot |
Pink-colour Stripe | Dark pink stripe centered on lace | |
57th Foot |
Black Stripe | Black stripe centered on lace | |
58th Foot |
Red Stripe | Red stripe centered on lace | |
59th Foot |
Red and Yellow Stripe | Red stripe outside of center, yellow stripe inside of center | |
60th Foot |
Two Blue Stripes | Narrow blue stripe on inside edge, blue stripe near outer edge | |
61st Foot |
Blue Stripe | Blue stripe near outer edge | |
62nd Foot |
Two Blue, and One Straw-Coloured Stripe | Narrow blue stripes near inner and outer edges, straw coloured stripe centered on lace | |
63rd Foot |
very small Green Stripe | Narrow green stripe on inner edge | |
64th Foot |
Red and Black Stripe | Red stripe inside of center, black stripe near outer edge | |
65th Foot |
Red and Black Worm, and a Black Stripe | Narrow black stripe near inside edge, red and black diagonal worm near outer edge | |
66th Foot |
One Crimson and Green, and One Green Stripe | Narrow crimson stripe near inside edge, green stripe outside of center and crimson stripe against the green stripe | |
67th Foot |
Yellow, Purple, and Green Stripes | Yellow stripe near inside edge, purple stripe against yellow, green stripe near outer edge | |
68th Foot |
Yellow and Black Stripes | Yellow stripe near inner edge, black stripe near outer edge | |
69th Foot |
One Red, and Two Green Stripes | Narrow green stripes on inner and outer edges, narrow red stripe centered on lace | |
70th Foot |
Narrow Black Worm Stripe | Narrow black diagonal worm stripe centered on lace |
Note: The Grenadier Book in the Prince Consort's Library in Aldershot shows a grenadier from each Regiment of Foot. The grenadiers lace for the 6th Foot, 28th Foot, and 46th Foot are different than those depicted in The Lace Book.
Re-Formated 11-2-03.
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