Civil War Era Cavalry Trimmed Mounted Services Jacket

American Civil War

US Pattern 1858 Mounted Services Jacket made from indigo dyed blue wool broadcloth with an undyed cotton muslin lining, padded chest and faded yellow branch of service herringbone pattern tape trim. Jacket features five-piece construction with a 2.25" standing collar with four buttons, a twelve button front, belt support pillows on the rear, functional two-button cuffs and a hook closure at the neck. Buttons are cuff sized general service eagles. Lining of right arm hole (armscye) is stamped with the contractor name J. LEE./N.Y. and with the size stamp 2 and X. The left armscye is stamped J. LEE. 2./N.Y. with a very light and illegible stamp below it that may be an inspection stamp. Hand corded buttonholes with moderate wear and thread loss, hand stitching at armscye. Joseph Lee was a major New York City based clothing contractor during the Civil War who produced hundreds of thousands of garments for the US Army. Included in his numerous contracts from 1862-1865 were more than 250,000 enlisted sack coats, 50,000 stable frocks, 32,000 pairs of trousers, 20,000 cavalry jackets, 5,000 artillery jackets, 50,000 haversacks and 122,000 shelter halves.

The Collection of Jonathan Liebrandt

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Good to very good. Coat with moderate wear, showing some staining and discoloration, some minor mothing and scattered areas of wear. Some stitching has worn away, particularly from the buttonholes. Markings inside remain clear, all buttons are in place, as is the neck closure hook. Black light evaluation of the coat resulted in no fluorescence.

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Tim Prince has more than 30-years of experience in the field of antique and collectible arms and is a nationally recognized expert in the area of Civil War small arms. A long-time researcher and author, Tim has been a contributing author to two major books about Civil War firearms, including The English Connection: Arms, Material and Support Furnished to the Confederate States of America by Great Britain (2014) and Confederate Shotguns and Southern Agent Marked Shotguns (2017). He was also a major contributor to the recently updated Blue Book of Antique American Firearms & Values – 2nd Edition (2019) as well as the 2010 updates to the Civil War Collector's Price Guide - 12th edition. Over the last decade Tim has authored more than 50 articles on 19th century collectible and military arms, which have been published in such varied publications as Civil War News, North-South Trader, and Military Antique Collector. Since 2016 has appeared as a featured appraiser in the field of Arms & Militaria on the popular PBS television series Antiques Roadshow. He is a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors and currently serves on the board of directors of that organization. He is also a member of and formerly served on the board of directors of the Society of American Bayonet Collectors. Tim is a life member of the Ohio Valley Military Society, the Tennessee Military Collectors Association, the Alabama Military Collectors Association, is a member of the Company of Military Historians and is a member of numerous other colleting groups and societies. He is the owner of College Hill Arsenal, a web based antique and collectible arms retail web site, specializing in the American Civil War and related military items. Tim has engaged in the business of buying, selling, researching, and appraising antique and collectible arms and associated military items for some three decades. Since 2016 he has also served as a senior Consulting Specialist in the field of Arms, Armor & Militaria for Cowan’s Auctions, a Freeman's Company.

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Civil War Era Cavalry Trimmed Mounted Services Jacket

American Civil War

The Collection of Jonathan Liebrandt

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Please email [email protected] for any additional information or questions you may have regarding this lot.

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