This Knight Commander badge as well as the accompanying star is made from gilt silver and enamel. No makers marks are present. The Star features a golden needle as well as gold made center applications. Set made probably right after 1887, when it was decided to manufacture all decorations in gilt silver. Measurements: Cross: Weight: 44,4 g, Dimensions 57,1 x 77,1 mm, Star: Weight: 95.6 g, Dimensions: 75.6 x74.8

The Order of the Bath (formally the Most Honorable Order of the Bath) is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as "Knights of the Bath". George I "erected the Knights of the Bath into a regular Military Order". The Order consists of the Sovereign (currently Queen Elizabeth II), the Great Master (currently Charles, Prince of Wales) and three Classes of members: Knight Grand Cross (GCB) or Dame Grand Cross (GCB), Knight Commander (KCB) or Dame Commander (DCB) and Companion (CB).

Members belong to either the Civil or the Military Division. Prior to 1815, the order had only a single class, Knight Companion (KB), which no longer exists. The Order of the Bath is the fourth-most senior of the British Orders of Chivalry.

Beautiful Knight Commander set with neck ribbon and case of issue by R & S. Garrard & Co.