. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. in the late 1850's.'*^ As a military symbol for officers, the gorget passed its zenith in the late 18th century. Gorgets were worn during the War of the Revolution by both American and British officers, and the British also gave them to Indian chiefs as marks of authority. Officers in at least one regiment of the Regular Establishment wore them as part of their regulation dress about the turn of the 19th century, but they were not a part of the prescribed uniform during or after the War of 1812. GORGET, C. I82I (?) USNM 60311-M QS~K 67E). Fi
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. in the late 1850's.'*^ As a military symbol for officers, the gorget passed its zenith in the late 18th century. Gorgets were worn during the War of the Revolution by both American and British officers, and the British also gave them to Indian chiefs as marks of authority. Officers in at least one regiment of the Regular Establishment wore them as part of their regulation dress about the turn of the 19th century, but they were not a part of the prescribed uniform during or after the War of 1812. GORGET, C. I82I (?) USNM 60311-M QS~K 67E). Figure 174. This gorget, of gilded brass, is of 2-piece construc- tion. The eagle-on-clouds, very similar to cockade. Figure 274 '*^ In the national collections are a uniform jacket, chapeau, and gorget once owned by Frederick Forsyth, a member of the Portland Ritlc Corps in 1857. eagles worn in 1808-1821, is attached by four wire fasteners rather than brazed. The engraved edging on the gorget proper is rather crudely done. Al- though composite insignia did not come into general use until the mid-1830's, it seems reasonable to assume that this particular design of the eagle device applied to the chapeau might equally have been applied to a gorget. A similar specimen in the national collec- tions has a silvcr-on-copper eagle instead of a brass one. GORGET, C. 1830-1840 USNM. 60310-M QS-K 67A~). Figure 275. This gorget is of 3-piece construction, the specimen proper being of brass and the wreath and eagle of -'^ K tt â ^ Figure 275 gilded brass applied with wire fasteners. Although the eagle is of the early "on-clouds" design, the feel of the piece is later, and this, together with the rather wide crescent indicate that it belongs to the period of the 1830's and 1840"s. GORGET, STATE FENCIBLES, NEW YORK, C. I840-I850 USNM 60309-M (S-K 66). Figure 276. This brass gorget, with wreath and letters in applied sih-er, is an example of one of the later 123. Please note tha
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