Trev, Thanks for reminding me. At age 80 with this item being somewhat peripheral to my main collecting interests I guess somesheimers :) is raising its ugly head. You guys are the best.
Thanks for the response, now I know. The item is a Victorian Officer's shoulder belt pouch that probably was used to hold calling cards. Examples as shown. My example may be for either a serving officer or a yeomanry officer. I believe the scroll work further identifies the organization. Could you p...