Figure 58 



Figure 60 



1814-pattern cap plate for the light artillery, although 

 it is the product of a different and somewhat more 

 crudely sunk die. The piece is dominated by an 

 eagle with wings upraised, a shield on its breast, three 

 arrows in its right talon, and an olive branch in its 

 left talon. Crossed cannon arc in the foreground, 

 and there is a pile of six cannon balls in the lower 

 right corner. The whole is superimposed on a troph\' 

 of colors and bayoneted muskets. Above is a 5- 

 pointed "star of stars" made up of 20 5-pointed stars. 



Figure 59 



WAIST-BELT PLATE, OFFICER, ARTILLERY CORPS, I8I4- 

 I82I 



USNM 60448-M (S-K 204'). Figure 60. 



The rectangular plate is struck in brass on a die 

 of the same design as that used in making the 1814 

 Artillery Corps cap plate, type I (p. 18). Before the 

 strike was made, a piece of thin sheet iron, slightly 

 narrower than the finished product, was applied to 

 the reverse of the brass. After the strike, which 

 shows through clearly on the iron, the ends of this 

 applied metal were bent inward into tongues for 

 attachments to the belt, and the remainder of the 

 back was filled with pewter. The edges of the obvserse 

 were then beveled to finish the product. It seems 

 very probable that plates such as this were produced 

 for sale to officers. 



SHOULDER-BELT PLATE, OFFICER, ARTILLERY CORPS, 

 I8I4-I82I 



USNM 60247 QS-K 5). Figure 61 . 



This is a companion piece to the Artillery Corps 

 waist-belt plate described above. It was struck in 

 brass from the die of the 1814 Artillery Corps cap 

 plate, type I, again with a thin sheet of iron applied 

 to the reverse before the strike. There is no pewter 

 filling; the beveled edges of the piece together with 

 the adhesive effect of the strike — which shows through 

 very clearly — holds on the back. The plate is fitted 

 with two simple bent-wire fasteners for attachment, 

 indicating that it was intended for ornamental use 

 only. Like its waist-belt plate counterpart, this 

 specimen must be considered an officer's device. 



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