Japan, Empire. A Hatamoto's Haori, C.1840 United Republic of an Information and Service Handbook

an Information and Service Handbook for Members and Ex-Members of the Canadian Naval and Military Forces Booklet

nicely marked inside

partially severed fabric hinge cover

Quebec during the Fenian Raid of 1866 and earned his Canada General Service Medal

His fellow officers called him "Uncle Willy"

Japan, Empire. A Hatamoto's Haori, C.1840 United Republic of an Information and Service HandbookExterior fabricated from an embroidered silk, with an intricate design displaying a repeating pattern incorporating dragons and clouds. The design features vibrant colours, with the background in a mid tone blue, the dragons highlighted in a silvered threading, the clouds and the detailing in the scaling and outline on the dragons in various colours, including pink, salmon, orange, brown, green, blue, white and yellow. The entire perimeter of the