I FlGTRK 140 



Figure 141 | 



cannon and cannon balls, indicates that it was 

 probably made for Militia artillery. Its shape suggests 

 that it may have been worn high on the cap front, 

 with the sunburst serving an added function as a 

 cockade of sorts. It was \cry prol)al)ly a stock 

 pattern. 



CAP PLATE, MOUNTED TROOPS, C. 1836 



USNM 60319-M (J"-K 75). Figure 141. 



From the size of this brass plate it can be assumed 

 that it was worn without other ornament on the front 

 of the round leather cap associated with mounted 

 troops. The upper portion of the shield bears 

 8-pointed stars, an unusual feature. The arrows in 

 the eagle's left talon point inward, a characteristic of 

 eagle representation between 1832 and 1836. The 

 plate is known both in brass and with silver finish. 

 It was probably a stock pattern issued to both cavalry 

 and mounted artillers'. 



CAP EAGLE, C. 1836 



VSNM 60391-M QS-K W). Figure 143. 



This brass eagle was ^\■orn in combination with 

 backgrounds of full-, half-, and three-quarter sun- 

 bursts and as a single ornament on the cap front. 

 Tlie inward-pointed arrows in the left talon place it 

 in the 1832-1836 period. Known in both brass and 

 silver-on-copper, it was a popular stock pattern sold 

 to many units. 



CAP PLATE, C. 1836 



USNM 60381-M QS-K 137). Figure 144. 



Struck in copper, and silvered, this eagle, which is 

 \ery similar in design to that prescribed for the Reg- 

 ular 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 ^Vashington Blues of Phila- 

 delphia and the U.S. Marine Corps. "^ 



CHAPEAU ORNAMENT, C. 1836 



USNM 602S7-M (S-K 45). Figure 145. 



This brass ornament is a die sample or unfinished 

 badge. After the circular device \\as trimmed from 



"^ U.S. .Mililary Magazine (February I840J, pi. 28; (Novem- 

 ber 1840). unnumbered plate. 



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