Sergeant, Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1895 (c)

Glass negative, William Gregory and Company, 51 Strand, London, 1895 (c).

This image comes from a collection of glass plate negatives associated with William Gregory and Company. The negatives depict the British Army, including some members of the colonial forces, 'at home' in Britain during the 1890s.

As well as being intimate portraits of soldiers from this era, the images provide detailed illustrations of uniforms worn during the high point of military tailoring.

The sergeant (with three chevron ranks on his upper arm) is pictured wearing a scarlet doublet with dark blue facings (collars and cuffs). The double inverness flaps hang down below a white leather belt with a regimental buckle and pouch. The cuffs, collar and seams of the doublet, as well as the inverness flaps, are piped white. He wears a bearskin cap with grenade badge, and tartan trews are worn over black boots and gaiters. He holds a rifle and wears a pair of white gloves. A medal can be seen on his left breast, over his sash.

One of a collection of 280 glass negatives, associated with William Gregory and Company, London, and Francis Godolphin Osborne Stuart (1843-1923), 1892 (c)-1900.