COAT AND BICORNED HAT OF GENERAL SECRETARY OF FIRST CLASS PREFECTURE, model 1852, Second Empire. 28469
Bicorn hat in black taupe felt with black moire silk braid, large cockade in tricolor trimmings (diameter 9 cm), black velvet strap embroidered with laurel and oak leaves mixed in threads, sequins and silver cannetilles (width 4, 6 cm), garnished in the lower part with a half-spherical uniform button in silvered brass stamped with an imperial eagle surrounded by an oak branch and a laurel branch. The inner headdress composed of a brown leather headband and a dark pink silk headdress whose background is in gold letters of the manufacturer's name "ROUART / 86 / Riebelien / PARIS". Length of the hat 46 cm, width 14 cm, H in the front part 11 cm, H in the back part 15.5 cm.
Dark blue cloth coat buttoned at the front with nine buttonholes. Half-spherical uniform buttons (diameter 2.1 cm) in silver-plated metal embossed with an imperial eagle framed by an oak branch and a laurel branch. The collar, facings and waist knot are embroidered with an interlacing of oak and laurel branches in cinnamon threads and silver sequins. The facings are straight, garnished with two small module uniform buttons. The waist knot is garnished with two uniform buttons. Interior lining in black silk, the collar is lined with black velvet.
France.
Second Empire.
Very good state. Hat cockade worn on the edges. Lining of the garment with some wear at the upper back.
Reference :
28469