WAIST-BELT PLATE, C. 1830
USNM 60329-M (S-K 85). Figure 186.
Figure 186
This plate, cast in brass, is typical of the small plates, both round and rectangular, that were worn with light-weight, full-dress staff swords. It is an example of the early, hand-made, bench-assembled types. The outer ring carries the wreath typical of the period, while the inner ring carries the eagle with its head to the right, shield on breast, arrows in left talon, and olive branch in right talon. The whole lies within a ring of 13 5-pointed stars; the uppermost five stars are mixed with a sunburst rising from the eagle's wings.
WAIST-BELT PLATE, C. 1821(?)-1830
USNM 60466-M (S-K 222). Figure 187.
