December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2024
A fine naval chapeau or “cocked hat” of the form specified and illustrated in the printed 1841 uniform regulations of the US Navy and accompanying plates, made of fine beaver felt with raised nap, and with a large silk cockade in front, bearing a loop of gold bullion with a naval button set in the center at bottom (now detached, but housed in case). The leaves are bound with broad, black lace worked with laurel leaves. There are gold bullion tassels on each side or inside tip of the hat. The interior of the hat has a broad band of black silk, over a black silk lining, gathered at top and revealing a printed silk label on underside of crown, bearing the name of the maker or merchant: HARRIS, STANHOPE & Co. / 29 TREMONT ROW, /BOSTON. Harris & Stanhope opened their new "Military Store at this address in 1839, moving from it in 1846. With a hinged hat box of japanned tin. Daniel Turner (1794-1850) was a hero of the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. He commanded the USS Constitution from 1839 to 1841 and commanded the Frigate USS Raritan during the Mexican War. PROVENANCE: Commodore Daniel Turner and by descent through Turner family of Newport, RI until 2015, when sold as lot 20 at Cowan's Auctions, 12 June 2015. CONDITION: The chapeau in very good to excellent condition, with slight tarnish to the bullion trim; the hinge of the case is broken, separating the lid from the body and the japanning is mostly worn off, with patches of oxidation on the exterior.