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VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE VETERAN'S JACKET AND PHOTOGR

Currency:USD Category:Clothing, Shoes & Accessories Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE VETERAN'S JACKET AND PHOTOGR
VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE VETERAN'S JACKET AND PHOTOGRAPH CIRCA 1920 IDENTIFIED TO JAMES SELDEN SEAY OF VIRGINIA. Cadet gray jacket of fine wool broadcloth in sack coat style with a five-button front having five 3-pc Virginia state seal buttons, all back marked Waterbury Button Co." Turned down collar. Coat is made in 2-pc. Two buttons are on each cuff. The jacket is lined in brown polished cotton with a pocket in the wearer's left breast lined in tan-colored cotton and a watch pocket in the left tail lined in tan-colored cotton. The central portion of the back is lined with loosely woven gray wool, having a yellow, red, and white check design. The coat is accompanied by a 6" x 3-1/2" photograph of the owner seated to the left wearing this or a similar jacket with veterans medals, a Southern Cross of Honor, and a slouch hat with a wreath insignia. He is seated next to another gentleman wearing a slouch hat, bowtie, and veteran's jacket with colonel's insignia on the collar. I performed a quick search for James Selden Seay's war service record and found him listed on the website for the Chester County, Virginia Sons of Confederate Veterans, however his regiment was not listed. I located numerous Virginia Confederates with this surname, a little effort in research will turn up a positive identification for this Virginia Confederate. CONDITION: Very good. Couple of small moth holes on the left breast, right breast, left arm, right arm, and tails. Interior lining is worn near the collar and armpits with minor period repairs. 4-57199 CW52 (1,500-2,000)"