Epaulettes from officer’s uniform

Where was this artifact found?
This pair of epaulettes was discovered in its box, within what is believed to be the 3rd Lieutenant’s Cabin, on the lower deck.

ᓇᑭᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᖅ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᕙ?
ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᔭᐅᓗᓂ ᕿᔪᖁᑎᒥᑦ, ᑕᐃᑲᖔᕋᓱᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᖓᔪᖓ ᓗᑕᓇᑦ ᓯᓂᒡᕕᖓᓂᑦ, ᓇᑎᖓᓂ ᐊᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒥᑦ.

What material is this artifact made of?
The solid upper part of each epaulette, called the bonnet, is made of twisted gold plated silver wires over sheet metal. Fringe-like gold bullions are attached to the sides.

ᑭᓲᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐅᓇ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᖅ?
ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓲᖅ ᐅᓕᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᔭᐃᑲᖓᑕ ᖄᖓᓂ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒍᓗᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᕙᓗᐊ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᖕᒧᑦ. ᒍᓗ ᐱᐅᓴᐅᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᑕᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ

What was this artifact used for?
Epaulettes were part of a British Royal Navy officer’s dress uniform, worn over the shoulders of a coat so that the fringe-like bullions dangle downwards. These epaulettes are specific to the rank of lieutenant.

ᑭᓱᒧᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐆᓲᕕᓂᖅ?
ᐊᓐᓄᕌ ᐃᓚᕕᓂᖓ ᐳᑎᔅ ᑯᐃᖕ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑎᖏᑦᑕ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖓ. ᐅᓇ ᑕᐃᑲᖔᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᖅ ᓘᑕᓇᑦ

What do we know about this artifact?
These epaulettes may have been those of 3rd Lieutenant James Walter Fairholme of HMS Erebus.

ᖃᓄᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕕᐅᒃ ᐅᓇ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᖅ?
ᐅᓇ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅ ᐱᕕᓂᖓ ᐱᖓᔪᖓᑕ ᓗᑕᓇᑦ ᔭᐃᒻᔅ ᒍᐊᑐ ᕕᐅᕼᐅᒻ ᑕᒡᕙᖓᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᐅᕋᐸᔅ.