A French bicorne for officers of the Engineers,First Empire Black,stiff felt body(repair to the upper rim). Folded red-white-blue cockade,golden hatband(darkened),with the engineering button. Black silk lining with the maker's label "Pourquié Jeune,Md Chapelier rue Pont-Mayou,No. 22 à Bayonne". Leather sweatband. Age-related defects. Height 33 cm. Width 40 cm. In 1799 there were 637 officers in the Corps impérial du Génie(Imperial Engineering Corps),historic,historical,19th century,France,Imperial,French Empire,object,objects,stills,clipping,,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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