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Drawer 29

Examples of epaulets from the 18th to 19th centuries.

The drawer contains the most popular examples of epaulettes used for uniforms in Poland and Europe at the end of the 18th century and in the first half of the 19th century

1. Pair of officer’s epauletts after Lieutenant General Michał Jan Borch (1753-1811)

1. Pair of officer’s epauletts after Lieutenant General Michał Jan Borch (1753-1811)

Poland, after 1778

Gold metal thread, cotton thread, sewing, weaving

Deposit of the Jagiellonian University Museum

2. Pair of epauletts after General Józef Lubomirski (1749-1817)

2. Pair of epauletts after General Józef Lubomirski (1749-1817)

Poland, 18th/19th c.

Brass, leather, gilding, embossing

3. A pair of epaulettes of a lieutenant of horse artillery of the Kingdom of Poland, according to the tradition after Konstanty Julian Ordon (1810-1887)

3. A pair of epaulettes of a lieutenant of horse artillery of the Kingdom of Poland, according to the tradition after Konstanty Julian Ordon (1810-1887)

Poland, between 1827-1831

Brass, broadcloth, cardboard, silver, gold, gold metal thread, gold wire, silver metal thread, sewing, embroidery, silvering, gilding, appliqué

Gift of Natalia Malinowska, 1905