A Victorian Scottish regimental presentation silver vesta box

A Victorian Scottish regimental presentation silver vesta box,

by James Naysmith and Co, Edinburgh 1850,

rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, with two hinged compartments, the inside of one cover with a striking pad, the cover with a crest, the interior inscribed ' R.D. BARBOR, 6th Dragoons, from W.C. Morshead, 1851', length 6cm, approx. weight 1oz.

Robert Douglas Barbor was first commissioned Cornet, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons on 15th March 1827. He served with the Regiment for 24 years, being promoted Lieutenant on 9th April 1829 and Captain on 28th April 1837. He was appointed Regimental Paymaster on 16th February 1849, and retired on 11th November 1851 with the rank of Major. After retiring from the Regiment he subsequently continued for many years as a Barrack Master at Glasgow, only relinquishing that post in 1869, after 42 years' service with the colours.

Sir Warwick Charles Morshead, Baronet, of Tenant Park, Cornwall, Justice of the Peace for Berkshire and Cornwall, was born in 1824. He succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1828, at four years of age, and was first commissioned Ensign, 15th Foot, on 2nd June 1843. He transferred to the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons as Cornet in 1845, was promoted Lieutenant on 9th June 1846, Captain on 22nd March 1850, and retired in 1853. He died in 1905, when the title became extinct.