UNIDENTIFIED ORNAMENT, PROBABLY CAP PLATE, C. 1821
USNM 60331-M (S-K 87). Figure 108.
Figure 108
This silver-on-copper plate is unique in size, shape, and over-all design. It is one of the most unusual Militia insignia in the national collections. The standing eagle of the 1807 mint design with Federal shield, the panoply of arms and colors, and the rayed background all suggest that this plate was made not later than the early 1820's. Quite possibly it is a cap plate of the War of 1812 period, but positive dating is impossible. Three simple wire fasteners are affixed to the reverse.
CAP PLATE, ARTILLERY, C. 1825
USNM 60255-M (S-K 13). Figure 109.
