LOT #57186 |
Sold on Jun 25, 2009 for: Not Sold
Absolutely Unique Civil War Period or Earlier Oval Lead Filled South Carolina Waist Belt Plate that Family Tradition States wa...
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Description
Absolutely Unique Civil War Period or Earlier Oval Lead Filled South Carolina Waist Belt Plate that Family Tradition States was Worn by a Drummer and Recovered from the Gettysburg Battlefield. 57mm x 33mm brass shell with scalloped edge. Palmetto tree neatly hand engraved on the face of the plate, fully extending from top to bottom. Trunk and leaves with cross hatched embellishment. Lead filled, using two single wire iron hooks for attachment to the belt (one broken) and a double iron wire hook for closure. Totally untouched with deep dark patina, the hooks rather heavily rusted, face with a few shallow dents. This quite possibly began life as the escutcheon on a circa 1840 leather trunk but was then obviously modified for use as a belt plate. Really a fascinating testimony to Confederate ingenuity. Great South Carolina and Gettysburg artifact.Auction Info
2009 June Signature Civil War Auction #6024 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
June, 2009
25th
Thursday
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