CAP PLATE, C. 1836
USNM 60381-M (S-K 137). Figure 144.
Figure 144
Struck in copper, and silvered, this eagle, which is very similar in design to that prescribed for the Regular Establishment in both 1821 and 1832, was made for Militia infantry from about 1836 to perhaps as late as 1851. Specimens struck in brass are also known, and the same eagle is found on half-sunburst backgrounds. It is quite possible that this is the eagle illustrated in the Huddy and Duval prints as being worn by both the Washington Blues of Philadelphia and the U.S. Marine Corps.[115]
CHAPEAU ORNAMENT, C. 1836
USNM 60287-M (S-K 45). Figure 145.
