British Red Coat Uniform Fragment
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I have been studying British military clothing textiles from extant garments, manufacturer's records and samples, and government specifications, and I am very confident this is not part of a British soldier's coat.
The bodies of these coats were made from Broadcloth, a plain weave, heavily milled woollen cloth their linings were serge, a twill fabric with worsted warp and woollen weft.
This cloth appears to be a cheap Kersey, a twill cloth with woollen warp and weft. Further it appears that the warp and weft are made from different coloured yarns. That is said to have been a technique used in some US Militia Coats supplied during the war of 1812.
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