Middlesex Yeo Cavalry Blazer Badge Institutions Coloured silk embroidery with Gilt

Coloured silk embroidery with Gilt passing on Bright Scarlet melton cloth background

'Wonderful display of embroidered items and a great talk

Height: 7cm

including notable works created for the British Royal Family and the British Military

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Middlesex Yeo Cavalry Blazer Badge Institutions Coloured silk embroidery with GiltThe Middlesex Yeo Cavalry Blazer Badge has been hand embroidered on a melton backing in goldwork. The badge features the words 'pro aris et focis' meaning 'for heart and home' or alternatively 'for alters and hearths'. The Middlesex Yeomanry was a volunteer cavalry regiment of the British Army originally raised in 1797. This regiment has now been disbanded amalgamated. Dimensions (approx.) 90 x 55mm