LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 June Civil War Grand Format Auction #663  / 

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A Virginia Cavalry Officer's Hat With a Five-Poi

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:30,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD
A Virginia Cavalry Officer's Hat With a Five-Poi
<B>A Virginia Cavalry Officer's Hat With a Five-Pointed Star, Crossed Sabers and Ostrich Plume</B></I> This Confederate cavalry officer's hat is a striking example of the Southern cavalier's headdress. The 3 ¼" brim is turned up to one side and tacked to the crown with a five-pointed star. This type of hat was worn by the dashing cavalrymen of the South, especially from Virginia, and by many infantry officers as well, including General William Mahone of the Battle of the Crater fame.<BR><BR>The crossed-sabers gold braid cavalry device is affixed to the front of the hat mounted on a black felt oval field ornament that is surrounded by gold braid beadwork. The ribbed silk 1" hatband has the flamboyant ostrich feather inserted at the left side at the bow. The crown is surrounded at the base by a gold officer's cord that ends with the officer's acorn devices at each end. The inner leather hatband that would have been original to the hat is missing. Otherwise in good condition, this buckskin-colored hat has been repaired at the top of the crown around the oval approximately halfway where it had at one time been separated from the crown itself.<BR><BR>This is a fine example of the most dashing headgear of the Civil War. Only a few are known to exist, especially with the distinctive five-pointed star, ostrich plume and cavalry devices intact.<BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I> <I>The Tharpe Collection of American Military History</B></I><BR><BR><B>Exhibited:</B></I> <I>The Liberty Heritage Society Museum</B></I>*****<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Clothing, Costumes & Jerseys (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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