This full dress coat of a lieutenant illustrates the way in which distinction lace on the sleeves was a way of ascertaining rank. The lace is much narrower (1/2 inch) than that worn by senior officers. The sleeves feature two rows of lace, the top one with its distinctive curl, and the bottom row, which indicates rank. There are two rows of ten gilt brass buttons.

At the back of the coat, a further indication that this is a junior officer’s coat can be seen in that the hip buttons are not outlined with gold lace, and that the bands on the pocket flaps are again much narrower than those on an admiral’s uniform (for example, UNI0320). While the style of the tail coat may still be based on that worn in 1827, the shoulders have a much squarer cut as do the tails, and the collar is not as high.