White Coatee
White Coatee. Also part of the dress uniform, the double breasted chest is covered with two rows of fabric-covered buttons. Note the “T WATERS” imprinted on the back inside collar.…
Smoking Cap
Smoking Cap. This brown velvet cap is topped with a brown silk tassel and was popular among Victorian gentlemen to keep their hair from smelling of smoke. Reprinted with permission…
Spats
Spats. A shortening of the word “spatterdashes,” spats are a type of classic Victorian footwear accessory for outdoor wear, covering the instep and the ankle and acting as spatter guards…
Braces
Braces. This pair of light brown suspenders would have kept Thomas’ pants up. We don’t know what kind of pants he wore—breeches or long loose pants—both were part of an…
Shoulder Scales
Shoulder scales. Scales, or epaulettes, were attached to the shoulders of uniform coats and often defined the rank of the wearer. Decorated with the British crown and other symbols, the…
Thomas Waters, Sr. (1870s)
The second of two pictures of Thomas Waters Sr., likely at his eldest. 1870s. See also P. 304 of the By Sea, By Land book.
H.M.S. Revenge (1805)
Painting of HMS Revenge at Gosport in 1805. Artist, T. Robinson. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. See also P. 172 of the By Sea, By Land book.
Royal Marines Statement of Service for Thomas Waters Sr.
Thomas Waters Sr.'s Statement of Service in Royal Marines. See also P. 174 of the By Sea, By Land book.
H.M.S. Swiftsure (1798)
Thomas Waters’ second voyage was on HMS Swiftsure, which had fought in the Battle of Trafalgar. This image is of Swiftsure becalmed near Algeciras, as sketched by one of her…
Admiralty House, Bermuda Island (1800s)
The Admiralty House at Bermuda Island where Thomas Waters Sr. likely lived during his tenure there. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. See also P. 38 of the By Sea, By…
Colonel Edward Nicolls (Early 1800s)
This is the only known portrait of Colonel Edward Nicolls. He and his wife would become important society supporters of Thomas Sr. & Elizabeth Waters. See also P. 75 of…
Sketch of H.M.S. Barham (1833)
The HMS Barham, sketched during a squall on the morning of October 26, 1833. Part of a series of sketches by Charles Frederick de Brocktorff of Barham that year. Public…