- Wikidata identifier:
- Q99783571
- Instance of:
- regimental museum; independent museum; military museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 885
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q99783571/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Militaria
Museum collection relates to The Life Guards (1st and 2nd), Horse Grenadier Guards, Royal Horse Guards (Blues), 1st Royal Dragoons (Royals) and The Blues and Royals, covering over three hundred years of the history of the Sovereign’s mounted bodyguard. The collection contains Uniforms, Weapons, Standards, Guidons, Drum Banners, Horse Furniture, Campaign and Gallantry Medals, Regimental Medals from the 17th Century. Silver, including Silver Kettledrums presented to the 2nd Life Guards by William IV, hallmarked and dated 1831, and many other personal gifts from the Monarchy such as Oil Paintings, Water Colours, Prints and many other curios of the Regiments. The Library contains Officers and Soldiers records from the latter part of the 17th Century, Order Books, Courts Martial, Historical records of the Regiments, Marriage and Birth Records. Documents signed by Charles II, James II, etc., private letters, private journals, War Diaries. Records of State occasions and Photographic Records from the mid 19th Century. In total there are 40 items of arms and armour, 1130 costume and textile, 300 decorative art, 20 musical, 7,000 photographs and 5000 archives.
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC