Illinois 24th Infantry, Civil War Folk Art Carved Pipe Presented by Captain P. Hand to Lieutenant Colonel G.E. Briand

Lot 160

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Lot Description

Folk art carved presentation pipe, light to medium brown in color, possibly laurel root. Front of bowl with five lines of text carved in high relief, Chicamauga [sic] / Prsnt / By / Capt. P. Hand / To / Lt. Col. G. E. Briand. Bottom of bowl and underside covered with fancy, multi-width tapered fluted motifs. Bowl's top edge also includes fancy, relief carved, rope-like design. Overall width 3.25 in.; bowl height 2.75 in., dia. 1.75 in.

Captain Peter Hand enlisted on July 8, 1861 as a 2nd lieutenant in the 24th Illinois Infantry, Co. G. By the winter, he received his first promotion to 1st lieutenant and his second as captain on November 24, 1862. He transferred to Co. K and took command of the men. He mustered out of service on August 15, 1864. We could find no service records for G.E. Briand.

Provenance: Property of N. Flayderman & Co.

Condition

Light surface wear, including few nicks and small cracks. It appears that some of the small cracks were previously filled in with a pinkish-reddish wax. One larger crack that has been reinforced with the pinkish-reddish substance along rim of bowl, above the "ga" in "Chickamauga."
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