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CONFEDERATE REUNION ZOUAVE GROUPING

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
CONFEDERATE REUNION ZOUAVE GROUPING
CONFEDERATE REUNION ZOUAVE GROUPING. This grouping consists of a gray/tan Zouave jacket, vest, trousers, sash, leggings, stocking cap, and brogans. Jacket is single breasted. Jacket is trimmed with black tape. The Zouave loop is made of black embroidery with a center of yellow. The vest is made of the same material as jacket with black taped trim. The trousers are red wool. There is a narrow gold stripe running down edges. The sash is orangey-red wood. The leggings are made of white canvas. The brogans have brass grommets in the lace holes. The stocking cap is knitted red wool. In an accompanying letter from Les Jensen, he observes, "The general materials and workmanship of the jacket and vest indicate a production date late in the nineteenth or early in the twentieth century. The single machine made buttonhole confirms the late nineteenth century date. It must be kept in mind that the Zouave craze lasted until late in the nineteenth century and even after, it was expressed in military units, circuses, bands, plays and numerous other ways. It was popular worldwide. Precisely what this jacket and trousers are is unknown, but they likely do not date as early as the Civil War. The trousers, being of the jodhpur or breeches pattern, also date from the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. The leggings have no diagnostic features that allow dating, though brass, stippled buttons do date from at least the 1870's. The side profile of the shoes, particularly the profile from the toe to the closure, suggest an 1870's-1880's date. They are very similar to U.S. Army shoes from that period. The sash and stocking cap are not further identifiable. While the jacket and vest clearly originated together, the other pieces may have been added over time. The remaining pieces appear to be added, though the leggings may be a part of the set." CONDITION: Overall very good. Some scattered soiling to jacket, trousers, and leggings. Scattered mothing on trousers. 4-56245 JS249 (400-800)