Confederate Kepi

Description:

Confederate Kepi, c. 1861-65, cadet-gray crown and body with a dark blue satinet band, two U.S. Marine buttons for the painted leather chinstrap, pasteboard visor covered on top with black-painted cloth, and on the bottom with green-painted cloth, the edge bound with black-painted cloth, inside liner is black, with a brown painted cloth sweatband, the underside is penciled with the name Williamson.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

The dark blue satinet band has faded to a lighter blue/brown, the visor is missing a few of its stitches in the front which hold it to the band, and the sweatband has some light paint loss.


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