blueman Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 opinions and a value would be great...kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Kevin - I'm beginning to think you have a tunnel into a museum - you keep finding these rare items ? You are right that it has a Mitre shape - and if genuine will be 18th Century. Some closer photos would help, also for the inside. Are there any markings inside. The Crown is the rounded shape from the Georgian period and the horse could well be for one of the Kent Regiments. Let's see what other members opinions are ? Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueman Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 hi mervyn hours scouring auction sites,just hoping its genuine,i asked auction house about stitching they said hand done which is encouraging....kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Kevin - I've taken it up to 400 mag.. Very often the mitre front was a metal plate stitched into position. The embroidery work on this is not very well done - and it appears that a small centre to the badge is missing. The horse - is it embroidery , or metal. It represents - of coure - the white horse of Kent , carved into the chalk. Again, it is not well done but, then again it depends who actually made-it ? The advice I would give you is to have a proper identification - contact one of the Kent Museums , speak to Christie's and Bonhams and particularly ask Paul Wood - he has associations with a major firm. Remember - prove it is 200 years - or, more - and the price will be very high. Mervyn Don't forget the photos of the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 woot woot! British Grenadiers' hat @ 1715. White horse of Hanover and Guards star? I'd be amazed if it was original, but hey- stranger things have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 yes, it would be a marvelous find if authentic. Well worth contacting some of the auction houses for a really informed opinion or, as suggested, the appropriate museum(s). Hope it pans out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It might well be local militia. A large number of units were hastily raised and uniformed in the '45. ...see Tom Jones to whit......and this has that "look" of local equipment. Similar "plain" caps were worn by some snootier units in the USA at the time (notibly the Boston Honorable Artillery Company) . Stewart Reid would be a chap to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf42 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I think this was put to bed in November http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/56244-more-on-mitre-hat/?hl=mitre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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