Lot 674
A VICTORIAN BEADWORK BANNER PROBABLY BY A SOLDIER SERVING IN INDIA.
A fine Beadwork banner worked with panels including a Lion by a British shield, a Crown, Royal Insignia and other devices. The top panel with a crest representing the 1st Madras European Fusiliers, 102nd Regiment of Foot. Soldiers were encouraged to produce works of this type, or spend their time gardening, rather than indulge in the evils of drink or other unworthy practices. The 102nd Transfered to the British Army from the East India Company in 1862 and was amalgamated in 1881 (Childers Reforms) with the 103rd to form the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
