LOT Lewis & Grant Auctions  /  Historical Arms, Armor & Militaria Auction 2...  / 

97

French-Made Cavalier Hat Attributed to Confederate General John Bell Hood

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:NA
French-Made Cavalier Hat Attributed to Confederate General John Bell Hood
If you have not contacted Lewis & Grant Auctions to arrange payment within 3 days of the time that invoice is sent, we will charge the credit card you used to register for the auction for the amount of your invoice.
Cavalier Wide-Brimmed Hat Attributed to General John Bell Hood. Manufactured and marked on the interior lining & #34;Spote& #39; D& #39; UNIFORMES LIAND 98. Bd Sebastopol PARIS& #34;. This wartime hat is constructed of wool felt, linen interior lining, leather band, thread piping around the brim, Gold braided wire rope piping with knots, a ribbon floret with a & #34;Texas Confederate Brass uniform button in the middle& #34;, Silver knights head button attaching the right brim upward, with a decorative black Ostrich feather on the left side. The Silver 5 pointed Star has each point having one letter stamped, spelling out & #34;T E X A S& #34; on the front. On the back, is engraved & #34;To Gen John Bell Hood& #34;   & #34;From L. Ball, 1862& #34;. We believe the inscription was added at a later date.

After his death in 1879, Hood’s personal items were distributed among his children. Several of these ended up in various museum collections, but a large collection of war-related materials was obtained by notable historian and author Douglas Southall Freeman. They were later sold to other collectors. Displayed in the Fleming Center at Carnton Plantation in 2014/2015. 

For context, the Cavalier Hat had been attributed to General John Bell Hood by the current institutional owner, having been displayed as such with other Hood artifacts in several museum exhibitions as recently as 2015. Moreover, Lacking satisfactory provenance we are unable to endorse the Hood attribution and cannot prove that it indeed belonged to John Bell Hood, But this was a hat that was worn by Confederate General Officers at the time and is considered to be rare. 

Hat has some small moth holes with some light wear to the piping. The leather sweat band has some minor staining and the interior lining is excellent. Silver Star shows wear with some light scratches. Overall the wear is consistent with age & amp; use and is in near excellent condition for its age.

$10,000 - $15,000 
 
Sign In to Bookmark Lot