POLICE CAP AND HUSSAR KURTKA SET BELONGING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD formerly owned by Mr. LAMEIGNERE, July Monarchy. 31666C
POLICE CAP.
Made of scarlet wool. False flame adorned on its four seams with a white piping. Dark blue wool turban, elliptical in shape on each side, 13.5 cm in the front, 16 cm in the back, and 12 cm in the middle, bordered on the convex development by a 2 cm white lizard-woven cotton braid and scarlet piping. At the front, under the curved angle formed by the indentation of the headband, a white wool insignia on a scarlet background representing a hunting horn is sewn, with dimensions of 3.7 cm x 6.5 cm. Inner leather headpiece in ochre color with the owner's name inscribed in ink "Lameignere". Total height of the cap is 23 cm.
A pompom with soft fringes made of white cotton braiding is sewn at the base of the curved angle at the base of the headband.
HUNTER KURTKA UNIFORM.
Entirely made of dark blue wool, scarlet piping, fastening straight at the front with nine half-belled silver metal buttons. Scarlet collar piped in white, with a height of 8 cm. Scarlet wool facing piped in white forming points at the front, adorned with two small uniform metal buttons. Turnbacks in scarlet wool adorned with a white wool grenade on a blue background in the outer corners, and a white wool hunting horn on a blue background in the inner corners. At the back, false vertical pockets adorned with two uniform buttons. Epaulette loops in white wool mounted on a scarlet background, with two small uniform buttons near the collar for securing the epaulettes. Inner lining in dark blue wool and ecru canvas.
France.
July Monarchy.
Police cap in good condition, headband with some repairs to the blue wool, very good condition of the inner leather headpiece.
Kurtka in fairly good condition with moth holes and numerous repairs to the blue wool, although not very visible due to the color of the wool.
Reference :
31666C