1/2″ Blue & Gold Lace, Evenly Spaced

During the 18th century each officer went to his own tailor for clothing. Therefore there was no regulation officer’s lace. The same gold lace on an officer’s coat could be found on civilian clothing. For example in The Proceedings of the Old Bailey in 1756 a spinster “was indicted for stealing 3 yards of gold lace, value 5 s.”