Figure 135.—Specimen in Campbell collection.
PAINTED CAP FRONT, CONNECTICUT, C. 1821
USNM 604764-M (S-K 909). Figure 136.
Figure 136
This painted front, of leather rather than metal, forms an integral part of the cap itself. Edged in gold, it has the unit designation "LIGHT INFANTRY: 2d COMP." in gold at the top; a shield in the center contains elements of the Connecticut State seal, and below it is the state motto "QUI TRANS SUST" ("He who brought us over here will sustains us").
CAP FRONT, C. 1830
USNM 60243-M (S-K 1). Figure 137.