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Lot 472
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
Lots 1-296
Jun 21, 2022
10:00AM ET
Lots 297-560
Jun 22, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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250
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[MILITARIA]. Infantry officer's tailcoat insignia.
2 3/4 x 1 15/16 in. infantry uniform insignia, gold bullion and sequins embroidered on black felt (darkened). Looped horn suspended by twisted bullion from a 3-lear knot. Campbell and O'Donnel note that this insignia "adorned infantry officers' coat skirts in [the] 1830s and was occasionally worn as a militia cap insignia during [the] 1840s and 1850s. (p. 128, figure 309).
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann