. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. WAIST-BELT PLATE, C. I82I ( ?)-I830 USNM 60466~M (S-K 222). Figure 187. This i)rass, bench-assembled plate is similar to tiic Regular artillery belt plate of 1816 (fig. 56) in that the design on the inner ring is struck with a series of separate hand-held dies on a piece of blank round stock. The floral design on the belt attachments is cast. In many of the early bench-made plates, the final assemblyman marked the matching pairs so that they could readily be re-paired after buffing and plating. In this specimen, each ring bears the numeral X
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. WAIST-BELT PLATE, C. I82I ( ?)-I830 USNM 60466~M (S-K 222). Figure 187. This i)rass, bench-assembled plate is similar to tiic Regular artillery belt plate of 1816 (fig. 56) in that the design on the inner ring is struck with a series of separate hand-held dies on a piece of blank round stock. The floral design on the belt attachments is cast. In many of the early bench-made plates, the final assemblyman marked the matching pairs so that they could readily be re-paired after buffing and plating. In this specimen, each ring bears the numeral Figure 187 WAIST-BELT PLATE, NEW YORK, C. 1830 USNM 60467-M QS-K 223). Figure 188. This plate, with the center ring struck in medium brass and the belt attachment cast, was worn ijy Militia of New York State, as indicated by the eagle- on-haLf-globe device taken from that state's seal. Of brass, it is assigned to the artillery. The quality of the belt to which it is attached and the ornateness of I he plate itself indicate that it was made for an officer. The left-hand belt attachment is missing. WAIST-BELT PLATE, C. 1830 USNM 60470-M (S-K 226). Figure 189. Figure i86 This small, cast-brass plate is another example of the plates made for social or full-dress wear with the light-weight staff sword. The design on the inner ring is unusual in that the eagle, with upraised wings, is standing on the Federal shield. The plate is a bench-made product, with the inner and outer rings 93. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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