Figure 4 



COCKADE EAGLE, C. 1800-1821 



USNM 60362-M (i"-K US). Figure 5 . 



Cast in pewter and gold-finished, this eagle looks 

 to the right, stands on clouds, and holds three arrows 

 (facing inward) in the right talon and an upright 

 olive branch in the left. 



War of 1812 period, and was not used in new designs 

 by the Regular Army after 1821. Eagles of identical 

 design and size are also known in pewter without 

 finish. Such an eagle could have been worn by 

 Militia as well as Regulars. Similar specimens have 

 been e.xcavated at Regular Army cantonment sites of 

 the period. 



Figure 5 



The eagle-on-clouds design is first seen on coins on 

 the 1795 silver dollar.''^ It was popular during the 



•' Engraved by Robert Scott after a design by Gilbert 

 Stuart. 



COCKADE EAGLE, OFFICERS, I800-I82I 



USNM 66352-~M. Figure 6. 



This cockade eagle, which is struck in thin brass 

 and silvered, was excavated on the site of a War of 

 1812 cantonment. Comparison with similar speci- 

 mens in other collections indicates that the missing 

 head was turned to the right. This eagle is classed 

 as an officer's device because of its silvered brass 

 composition. The elements comprising the arc on 

 which the eagle stands cannot be identified because of 

 the lightness of the strike. 



\ When the dragoons were disbanded in the 1802 

 reduction following the dissipation of the French 

 scare, distinctive hat devices other than cockades 



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