(on consignment). A ONE – OFF MUSEUM QUALITY ITEM. TWO GEORGIAN DARK BLUE MELTON WOOL FROCK COATS. DISCOVERED TOGETHER IN A WOODEN CHEST WITH STUD WORK DECORATION, MOST LIKELY THE CHEST CARRIED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER ON SHIP. THE CHEST WITH THE INITIALS OF “E.Y.”. COATS FOR A NAVAL MASTER’S MATE, A PETTY OFFICERS RANK. DATING FROM THE TRAFALGAR PERIOD, CIRCA 1800 – 1810. THEY BARE THE PATTERN OF BUTTONS IN USE FROM 1975 TO 1812. THE BUTTONS BY TURNER AND DICKENSON. AS THEY WERE STORED IN THE CHEST, THE BUTTONS WERE COVERED IN BROWN PAPER TO PROTECT THEM, AND THE BUTTONS HAVE REMAIN IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH ALL OF THERI GILT FINISH. THE LARGER COAT WITH SIX PAIRS OF BUTTONS TO THE FRONT. PLAIN CUFF BUTTONS. THIS COAT “E.Y.” CLEARLY WORE THE MOST AS THE COLLAR SHOWS MUCH CONTEMPORARY WEAR. NATURALLY FOR A WOOLEN GARMENT OVER 200 YEARS OLD, THEY IS SOME MOTH NIPS, MOSTLY TO THE TAILS. A FEW TO THE BACK AND COLLAR. CREAM SILK SLEEVE LININGS. NO MOTH NISP TO THE FRONT. GENERALLY YOU WOULD HAVE TO SAY IT IS VERY GOOD FOR ITS AGE.