Quarter plate daguerreotype of a handsome, unidentified officer wearing an undress double breasted coatee with two rows of nine buttons. He holds a typical 1827 Pattern Royal Navy Officer's sword with lion head pommel in his right hand and a pair of white gloves in the other. The combination of cuff buttons and stripe together with the collar braid would suggest that the man is a Warrant Officer with the rank of Purser, an important shipboard administrative position responsible for the financial side of running a ship and paying the ship's company. The Purser was a transitional rank in the 19th century just recently elevated to commissioned status in the Royal Navy. Most early Pursers were not professional naval officers per-se, rather they were experienced civilian businessmen. Housed in a full leather case. Provenance: From the Estate of Kenneth Erwin, Portland, Michigan Condition: Minor tarnishing at mat edges, else very good.
Quarter plate daguerreotype of a handsome, unidentified officer wearing an undress double breasted coatee with two rows of nine buttons. He holds a typical 1827 Pattern Royal Navy Officer's sword with lion head pommel in his right hand and a pair of white gloves in the other. The combination of cuff buttons and stripe together with the collar braid would suggest that the man is a Warrant Officer with the rank of Purser, an important shipboard administrative position responsible for the financial side of running a ship and paying the ship's company. The Purser was a transitional rank in the 19th century just recently elevated to commissioned status in the Royal Navy. Most early Pursers were not professional naval officers per-se, rather they were experienced civilian businessmen. Housed in a full leather case. Provenance: From the Estate of Kenneth Erwin, Portland, Michigan Condition: Minor tarnishing at mat edges, else very good.
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