FINE MEXICAN WAR PERIOD OFFICER’S DRESS COATEE: WORN BY LT. (LATER MAJOR) NATHAN BEAKES ROSSELL 5TH REG. U.S. INF.

Revised: 10/5/2009

Correction to Printed Catalog: Accompanying this lot is a printed pamphlet produced by the museum where this item was, at one time, on loan. Repleat with museum ID# and identifying this lot as belonging to Rossell.

FINE MEXICAN WAR PERIOD OFFICER’S DRESS COATEE: WORN BY LT. (LATER MAJOR) NATHAN BEAKES ROSSELL 5TH REG. U.S. INF. This Mexican War Period Officer’s Dress Coatee, is an 1845-1848 period dark blue wool tail coat with 20 silver eagle “I” buttons down the front marked “R&W Robinson, Extra Rich”, silver bullion bat wing cuff decorations, each with four silver cuff sized buttons, a tall stiff silver bullion decorated collar with four silver buttons, and a white flashed double split tail with two batwing decorations and a silver embroidered infantry horn insignia near the end of each tail. Two coat sized silver buttons rest at the back waist. White narrow piping is at the base of the collar, the front bottom edge of the coatee and outlining the batwing decorations on the cuffs and tails of the jacket. The interior of the coat is lined in white silk with a quilted and padded breast. Each cuff is functional and has a single silver eagle button for closure. Accompanied by Mexican War Era Field Grade Officer’s Dress Epaulets, which are a pair of very nice, early Mexican War to 1851 period full dress epaulets having gold silk embroidered tops, silver crescents and fringe. Made and marked by “Horstmann Sons & Drucker/New York” on the reverse, the undersides are covered in bright red silk and red dyed Russian leather. Each has a silver embroidered “5” sewn to the top, no rank is present but the size of the fringes indicates field grade rank. Accompanying the pair is an unknown silver embroidered “cuff” of unknown origin. This lot, is offered together with a hide covered storage trunk used by Lt. (Later Major) Nathan Beakes Rossell CONDITION: The exterior of the uniform coat is very good with strong color, very minor moth spots, mostly in hidden areas, which do not detract from its appearance. The silver embroidered decorations have tarnished to a grayish color. The interior of the coatee shows wear and the silk is very delicate on the tails, split, frayed and with some pieces lost. The interior of the body is in much stronger condition. All buttons are original to the coatee and have the same backmark. The Epaulets are in very good condition. 4-87578 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2446	$5,750.00	Revised: 10/5/2009 Correction to Printed Catalog: Accompanying this lot is a printed pamphlet produced by the museum where this item was, at one time, on loan. Repleat with museum ID# and identifying this lot as belonging to Rossell. FINE MEXICAN WAR PERIOD OFFICER’S DRESS COATEE: WORN BY LT. (LATER MAJOR) NATHAN BEAKES ROSSELL 5TH REG. U.S. INF. This Mexican War Period Officer’s Dress Coatee, is an 1845-1848 period dark blue wool tail coat with 20 silver eagle “I” buttons down the front marked “R&W Robinson, Extra Rich”, silver bullion bat wing cuff decorations, each with four silver cuff sized buttons, a tall stiff silver bullion decorated collar with four silver buttons, and a white flashed double split tail with two batwing decorations and a silver embroidered infantry horn insignia near the end of each tail. Two coat sized silver buttons rest at the back waist. White narrow piping is at the base of the collar, the front bottom edge of the coatee and outlining the batwing decorations on the cuffs and tails of the jacket. The interior of the coat is lined in white silk with a quilted and padded breast. Each cuff is functional and has a single silver eagle button for closure. Accompanied by Mexican War Era Field Grade Officer’s Dress Epaulets, which are a pair of very nice, early Mexican War to 1851 period full dress epaulets having gold silk embroidered tops, silver crescents and fringe. Made and marked by “Horstmann Sons & Drucker/New York” on the reverse, the undersides are covered in bright red silk and red dyed Russian leather. Each has a silver embroidered “5” sewn to the top, no rank is present but the size of the fringes indicates field grade rank. Accompanying the pair is an unknown silver embroidered “cuff” of unknown origin. This lot, is offered together with a hide covered storage trunk used by Lt. (Later Major) Nathan Beakes Rossell CONDITION: The exterior of the uniform coat is very good with strong color, very minor moth spots, mostly in hidden areas, which do not detract from its appearance. The silver embroidered decorations have tarnished to a grayish color. The interior of the coatee shows wear and the silk is very delicate on the tails, split, frayed and with some pieces lost. The interior of the body is in much stronger condition. All buttons are original to the coatee and have the same backmark. The Epaulets are in very good condition. 4-87578 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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