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Samples of Regimental Lace and Facing Cloth

from The Lace Book in the Royal Library,

Windsor Castle, circa 1768.

Regiments 1-70

1768 Warrant Description and Description of Sample in Lace Book

1st Foot "Royal Reg't"
Blue Double Worm Blue chain worm centered on lace

2nd Foot "Queens Royal Reg't"

Blue Stripe Blue stripe near outer edge

3rd Foot "Buff's"
Yellow, Black, and Red Stripes Yellow, black, and red stripes on outer half of lace

4th Foot "King's Own"
Blue Stripe Wide blue stripe centered on lace

5th Foot
Two Red Stripes Narrow red stripes on both edges

6th Foot
Yellow and Red Stripes Narrow yellow stripe along inner edge, red stripe along outer edge

7th Foot "Royal Fuzileers"
Blue Stripe Wide blue stripe near outer edge

8th Foot "King's Reg't"
Blue and Yellow Stripe Blue stripe centered on lace, wide yellow stripe against blue

9th Foot
Two Black Stripes Black stripes on both edges

10th Foot
Blue Stripe Narrow blue stripe on outer edge

11th Foot
Two Red, and Two Green Stripes Red stripes on inner and outer edge, narrow green stripe against red stripes

12th Foot
Yellow, Crimson, and Black Stripes Narrow Black stripe on outer edge, narrow crimson stripe on inner edge, and narrow yellow stripe centered on lace.

13th Foot
Yellow Stripe Wide yellow stripe centered on lace

14th Foot
Blue and Red Worm, and Buff Stripe Wide blue and red diagonal worm on outer edge, narrow buff stripe on inner edge

15th Foot
Yellow and Black Worm, and Red Stripe Wide yellow and black diagonal worm on outer edge, narrow red stripe on inner edge

16th Foot
Crimson Stripe Narrow crimson stripe on outer edge

17th Foot
Two Blue, and One Yellow Stripe Wide yellow stripe near outer edge, bordered by narrow blue stripes

18th Foot "Royal Irish"
Blue Stripe Narrow blue stripe on inner edge

19th Foot
Two Stripes, Red and Green Red stripe on outer edge with green stripe against red, and thin red stripe on inner edge with thin green stripe against the red

20th Foot
Red and a Black Stripe Narrow red stripe on inner edge, narrow black stripe near outer edge

21st Foot
Blue Stripe Narrow blue stripe on outer edge

22nd Foot
One Blue, and One Red Stripe Blue stripe on outer edge, with red stripe against blue.

23rd Foot "Royal Welch Fuzileers"
Red, Blue, and Yellow Stripes Narrow yellow stripe near inner edge with wider blue stripe and then red stripe

24th Foot
One Red and One Green Stripe Narrow red stripe near inner edge, with green stripe centered on lace

25th Foot
Blue, Yellow, and Red Stripe Narrow red stripe centered on lace, narrow blue stripe on outer edge, and wide yellow stripe between red and blue stripes

26th Foot
One Blue, and Two Yellow Stripes Narrow yellow stripe on inner edge, narrow blue stripe centered on lace, narrow yellow stripe on outer edge

27th Foot "Inniskilling Reg't"
One Blue, and One Red Stripe Narrow blue stripe on outer edge, narrow red stripe on inner edge

28th Foot
One Yellow, and Two Black Stripes Narrow black stripes on inner and outer edges, narrow yellow stripe centered on lace

29th Foot
Two Blue, and One Yellow Stripe Narrow blue stripes on inner and outer edges, narrow yellow stripe centered on lace

30th Foot
Sky-Blue Stripe Wide sky-blue stripe on outer edge

31st Foot
Blue and Yellow Worm, and small Red Stripe Narrow red stripe on inner edge, blue and yellow diagonal worm on outer edge

32nd Foot
Black Worm, and a Black Stripe Narrow black stripe on inner edge, black V-worm on outer edge

33rd Foot
Red Stripe in the Middle Narrow red stripe centered on lace

34th Foot
Blue and Yellow Worm, and Red Stripe Narrow red stripe on inner edge, blue and yellow diagonal worm on outer edge

35th Foot
One Yellow Stripe Narrow yellow stripe on inner edge

36th Foot
One Red and One Green Stripe Narrow green stripe centered on lace, narrow red stripe on outer edge

37th Foot
Red and a Yellow Stripe Wide yellow stripe centered on lace, wide red stripe against yellow on outer edge

38th Foot
Two Red, and One Yellow Stripe Narrow red stripes on both edges, narrow yellow stripe centered on lace

39th Foot
Light Green Stripe Wide green stripe on outer edge

40th Foot
Red and a Black Stripe Narrow red stripe on inner edge, narrow black stripe on outer edge

Invalids
Blue buttonhole twist

42nd Foot "Royal Highlanders"
Red Stripe Narrow red stripe near outer edge

43rd Foot
Red and a Black Stripe Red stripe near outer edge, black stripe near inner edge

44th Foot
Blue, Yellow, and Black Stripes Narrow blue stripe near inner edge, yellow stripe centered on lace, narrow black stripe near outer edge

45th Foot
Green Stripe Green ivy-style stripe centered on lace

46th Foot
Red and Purple Worms Red diagonal stripe outside of center, purple diagonal stripe inside of center

47th Foot
One Red, and Two Black Stripes Narrow black stripes on inner and outer edges, narrow red stripe centered on lace

48th Foot
Black and a Red Stripe Narrow black stripe near inner edge, narrow red stripe near outer edge

49th Foot
Two Red, and One Green Stripe Narrow red stripes on inner and outer edges, narrow green stripe centered on lace

50th Foot
Red Stripe Red stripe centered on lace

51st Foot
Green Worm Stripe Green chain worm on outer edge

52nd Foot
Red Worm, and One Orange Stripe Orange stripe near inner edge, red V-worm on outer edge

53rd Foot
Red Stripe Red stripe centered on lace

54th Foot
Green Stripe Light green stripe centered on lace

55th Foot
Two Green Stripes Narrow green stripes near inner and outer edges

56th Foot
Pink-colour Stripe Dark pink stripe centered on lace

57th Foot
Black Stripe Black stripe centered on lace

58th Foot
Red Stripe Red stripe centered on lace

59th Foot
Red and Yellow Stripe Red stripe outside of center, yellow stripe inside of center

60th Foot
Two Blue Stripes Narrow blue stripe on inside edge, blue stripe near outer edge

61st Foot
Blue Stripe Blue stripe near outer edge

62nd Foot
Two Blue, and One Straw-Coloured Stripe Narrow blue stripes near inner and outer edges, straw coloured stripe centered on lace

63rd Foot
very small Green Stripe Narrow green stripe on inner edge

64th Foot
Red and Black Stripe Red stripe inside of center, black stripe near outer edge

65th Foot
Red and Black Worm, and a Black Stripe Narrow black stripe near inside edge, red and black diagonal worm near outer edge

66th Foot
One Crimson and Green, and One Green Stripe Narrow crimson stripe near inside edge, green stripe outside of center and crimson stripe against the green stripe

67th Foot
Yellow, Purple, and Green Stripes Yellow stripe near inside edge, purple stripe against yellow, green stripe near outer edge

68th Foot
Yellow and Black Stripes Yellow stripe near inner edge, black stripe near outer edge

69th Foot
One Red, and Two Green Stripes Narrow green stripes on inner and outer edges, narrow red stripe centered on lace

70th Foot
Narrow Black Worm Stripe Narrow black diagonal worm stripe centered on lace







Note: The Grenadier Book in the Prince Consort's Library in Aldershot shows a grenadier from each Regiment of Foot. The grenadiers lace for the 6th Foot, 28th Foot, and 46th Foot are different than those depicted in The Lace Book.