Figure 26.—Specimen in Campbell collection.
Figure 27.—Specimen in collection of Waverly P. Lewis, Devon, Connecticut.
The cap plate for the U.S. Military Academy, c. 1815, is illustrated (fig. [27]) because it completes the cycle for insignia of the Regular Establishment for the period. Apparently it is the work of the same designer as most of the insignia of the period 1812-1815. Scratched on its reverse side is the name George W. Frost, a Virginian who entered the Military Academy as a cadet in 1814 and resigned on March 8, 1816.
The two plates of the U.S. Marine Corps, despite the fact that they are naval rather than military, are included because they fit very precisely into the device design pattern of the strictly army items of the period and because they are unique in their rarity.
CAP PLATE, U.S. MARINE CORPS, C. 1807, DIE SAMPLE
USNM 58671-N-(1). Figure 28.
