Victoria and Albert Museum - A thrusting pose from a fashion-conscious naval captain in the 1800s. We know the man had his uniform tailored to his own taste- glinting gold details and
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An Officer and A Gentleman: Naval Uniform and Male Fashion in the Eighteenth Century - National Portrait Gallery
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Bachmann Europe plc - British Royal Navy Petty Officer, 1914-15,British Royal Navy Petty Officer, 1914-15
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