May 27, 2020 Founders & Patriots
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/27/2020
Two pieces taken from General Artemas Ward's Revolutionary War era surtout or greatcoat: 1) a wide, scalloped collar or "cape" to an 18th century surtout or greatcoat of scarlet, superfine wool, with three, cloth-covered buttons of scarlet basket-weave, each 11/16 in. diameter, along the right front edge and three corresponding buttonholes worked in scarlet, silk-twist on the left, each 1 1/2 in. long. The inside of each edge reinforced with linen backing.. The cape or collar 5 in. wide on the front edges and 6 3/4 inches at the center-back point. [with] 2) a long strip of scarlet superfine, pieced at two points, 109 inches long overall and approximately 3 inches wide. This appears to have been cut from the bottom hem or skirt of the scarlet greatcoat or surtout from which the above collar was removed. With c. 1910 typed label by descendant by A. M. Clark, a descendant: "PIECE OF THE UNIFORM OF GENERAL ARTEMAS WARD." CONDITION: the scarlet cloth bright, clean and supple, as found. JLK
Provenance: General Artemas Ward and by descent in the Ward-Brigham Family until 2012; private collection to present.