Photos of high-ranking officials in the uniformed coat

Separation uniform civil officials into three main types – uniform, uniformed coat and the coat was formed by 1810. and was finally secured by the regulations on civil uniforms 1834 Tunic with embroidery was only used on special occasions, a coat – on the road and in the field exercises, for whom such were made. In other cases, rushed uniformed coat. It was sewn out of cloth the same color as the uniform (dark blue or dark green), with the same shaped buttons. The collar was also made of the same color and from the same material as the uniform (cloth or velvet). No other insignia uniformed in frock coat was not provided. In fact, in the first half of the nineteenth century uniformed coat served as officials casual clothes. When you switch to 1855 – 1856 from the uniforms frachnyh cut to the so-called "polycatenar" floors with uniformed coats has not been officially canceled, but in practice, after 1855, they were used very rarely by the end of the nineteenth century survived only in a few departments. The latter attitude, in particular, the court's office and the Ministry of foreign Affairs, where the wearing of a coat provided by the Protocol. Judging by the dark (apparently black) velvet collar and dark green (practically black) color of the main fabric, this character is either the foreign Ministry or has court rank. The difference between these categories of officials consisted in the colours and the stamping of buttons, but the last photo, unfortunately, is not visible. The by far uniformed coat – ordinary, civilian coats had collar of the main fabric and the cuffs (revery), covered with black silk.The high status of the owner indicates the highest of the available awards – the order of St. Anna 1-th St., the star which is worn on the right (from the image) side of the chest, and red with yellow edges to the sash worn under the coat, over the uniform vest. Such an award could have the officer in the rank not below, the actual state Councilor (IV class in table of ranks, which corresponded to major General). Other awards made in the form of reduced copies and mounted on a tiny pad worn on the left side of the chest. Such pads and badges and called "frachnyh"; in collector's parlance, the term has survived to the present day. On the right side of the chest under the star visible sign of any civil higher educational institutions (eagle in a wreath) on the left can be seen the edge of the sign for work in one of the peasant reforms of the 1860s (these signs had a few, they all had a similar layout in the form of a Maltese cross with the arms connected by a ribbon, and differed only in the inscriptions). Under the vest wearing a white shirt with a starched bib and white bow tie. Under the image of the inscription and the date "1891". Cabinet-portrait. Photos of uniformed officials in tuxedos today almost never occur. With a handwritten dedication of the owner of the photo.