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THBCivil War Folk Art Carved Pipe from Fort Cass, Va., 1862
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LiveFeb 21, 2017 - Feb 22, 2017
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- Lot Description
Large folk art carved pipe, wood medium in color and nicely grained. Front of bowl features large relief carved American Eagle clutching arrows in its talons, perched atop a patriotic shield. Left side with three relief carved crossed rifles with bayonets, right side with No 1 carved in script atop a cannon and cannonballs. Thick .75 in. rim of bowl carved with the following, Fort Cass. Va 1862. Overall width approx. 4.5 in.; bowl height 3.25 in., dia. 2.5 in., including rim.
After the Confederates successfully captured Fort Sumter, the Union determined it needed to do more to defend its capital. In a large effort to protect Washington, DC, the army formed 33 forts as part of the Arlington Line. Part of that line was Fort Cass. Originally named Fort Ramsay, the 9th Massachusetts Infantry constructed the lunette fortification on a portion of the 1100 acre Lee-Custis estate. The regiment changed the fort’s name to Fort Cass after their leader, Colonel Thomas Cass, perished in battle in 1862. Its primary objective was to defend the approaches to the Aqueduct Bridge. There are no visible remains of the fort today, but a historical marker notes where it once stood.
Provenance: N. Flayderman and Co., Inc.Inventory number painted along rim of shank. Some light surface wear to pipe, few small chips in wood that may be original to the wood or done during the period when it was created. Overall, an attractive pipe.Condition
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