[CIVIL WAR]. Pattern 1858 officer's Hardee hat.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$2,500 -
3,500
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$1,625
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Pattern 1858 officer's Hardee hat.
Brim to crown 5 in. 1858 model black felt Hardee hat with grosgrain hatband and 3 ostrich feather plumes, single stitching at brim, brim looped to left ( minor soiling, no sweatband or lining, adhesive residue to interior crown, partial loss to one plume); gold bullion cord ending with two acorns (tarnish and soil); width 3 in. 1858 pattern, gold bullion, and sequin embroidered infantry horn insignia (some threads pulled at perimeter, minor tarnish); 2 x 2 3/4 in. 1858 pattern eagle hat insignia. Provenance: Jim Holly, Fredericksburg, Texas (related by consignor).
Property from the Civil War and Militaria Collection of George Sanders of Albuquerque, New Mexico
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