SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, C. 1850
USNM 604335-M (S-K 491). Figure 265.
Figure 265
The white-metal device on this brass plate comprises elements of the arms of "New Amsterdam" topped by the crest of the arms of New York State with supporting figures representing the original Indian owner of Manhattan Island and the mariner who became the first white settler. The specimen is believed to have been worn by the New York City Guard. The device is affixed with three staples originally intended to be reeved through with leather thongs, although now bent over. The means of attachment of the plate proper are missing.
SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, C. 1850
USNM 604364-M (S-K 520). Figure 266.
