Folk art carved burl wood pipe, medium to dark brown in color. Front of bowl features large, high relief carved eagle, its left wing fully open, right wing folded downward. A riband inscribed E. Pluribus Unum flows in the eagle's beak. Right side with large, high relief carved text in two lines, 36 / ILL, left side relief carved, Co. A. The wide rim of the bowl entirely covered with wide silver and edged in matching silver. Flat top of silver inscribed, L. Bartholomew. 1864. A small extension (into which the stem fits) on reverse of pipe is also beautifully silver mounted to the pipe. Accompanied by original, custom fitted wooden stem with original small silver link chain. Mouthpiece not original to pipe. Overall length including stem 7 in., overall width of bowl and shank 3 in.; bowl height 2 in., dia. 1.75 in. Leman Bartholomew enlisted in the army at Elgin, IL on August 8, 1861. He mustered into the 36th Illinois Infantry, Co. A, on September 13, 1861. He received several promotions including 2nd lieutenant by July 1, 1865. With the 36th IL, Bartholomew fought through the Battles of Stone River and Chickamauga. He mustered out of New Orleans on October 8, 1865. Provenance: Property of N. Flayderman & Co. Condition: Light surface wear incl. few nicks and scratches, silver with some tarnish and few dings.
Folk art carved burl wood pipe, medium to dark brown in color. Front of bowl features large, high relief carved eagle, its left wing fully open, right wing folded downward. A riband inscribed E. Pluribus Unum flows in the eagle's beak. Right side with large, high relief carved text in two lines, 36 / ILL, left side relief carved, Co. A. The wide rim of the bowl entirely covered with wide silver and edged in matching silver. Flat top of silver inscribed, L. Bartholomew. 1864. A small extension (into which the stem fits) on reverse of pipe is also beautifully silver mounted to the pipe. Accompanied by original, custom fitted wooden stem with original small silver link chain. Mouthpiece not original to pipe. Overall length including stem 7 in., overall width of bowl and shank 3 in.; bowl height 2 in., dia. 1.75 in. Leman Bartholomew enlisted in the army at Elgin, IL on August 8, 1861. He mustered into the 36th Illinois Infantry, Co. A, on September 13, 1861. He received several promotions including 2nd lieutenant by July 1, 1865. With the 36th IL, Bartholomew fought through the Battles of Stone River and Chickamauga. He mustered out of New Orleans on October 8, 1865. Provenance: Property of N. Flayderman & Co. Condition: Light surface wear incl. few nicks and scratches, silver with some tarnish and few dings.
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