Auction Closing: December 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time |
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Lot Number: 105
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Estimate Range: $1,000 - $2,000 |
1815 United States Army General Staff Officer's Uniform Coat and Breeches produced during the War of 1812 Era |
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c. 1815 Military Uniform produced during the War of 1812, belonged to a member of the Army General Staff, possibly to an Aide-de-Camp to a Senior infantry Commander, Choice Very Fine. This handsome 1815 United States Army General Staff Officer's Uniform Coat and Breeches is cut from lightweight blue wool and accented with gold braid, brass buttons, large epaulettes and buff facings on the collar and coattails. Its colors and quality indicate that it belonged to a member of the Army General Staff, possibly to an Aide-de-Camp to a senior infantry Commander. The jacket's wool exhibits some minor moth damage on the left sleeve and lower back, however the jacket's interior lining and the accompanying knee britches are in near perfect condition. The single-breasted jacket closes up the front with a row of nine buttons, secured with gold embroidery fasteners, each of which is stamped with the Great Seal of the United States. The buttons on the collar and cuffs are similarly secured, though these are smaller and purely ornamental. A pair of wide epaulettes grace the shoulders, attached by thin bands of gold thread and two additional buttons. More gold braid hangs in coils from the ends of these epaulettes, adding to the jacket's profile. Its sleeves are 25.6" long, while its chest measures 17.5" seam to seam (35" total). The breeches have a 28" waist and 32" legs. At the end of each tail is a gold wire embroidered 6 pointed star. There are (23) 2-piece Eagle buttons, (13) 2-piece eagle cuff size buttons and 4 smaller eagle buttons on cuffs. Epaulettes are gold wire held on to coat with gold bands and buttons. Ex: Virginia History Museum display. |
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