. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Insignia of the Uniformed Cap and Helmet Devices HAT ORNAMENT, INDEPENDENT DRAGOONS (?), C. 1800 USNM 14978. Figure 97. This silver ornament is one of the most unusual pieces of military insignia in the national collections. Obviously military, it is just as obviously of Militia origin. Although hardly artistic in design, it has a rather attractive simplicity and has been made with considerable care. The eagle is of the "frogleg" design that first appeared on buttons of the post- Revolutionary Army and, later on, of the Le
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Insignia of the Uniformed Cap and Helmet Devices HAT ORNAMENT, INDEPENDENT DRAGOONS (?), C. 1800 USNM 14978. Figure 97. This silver ornament is one of the most unusual pieces of military insignia in the national collections. Obviously military, it is just as obviously of Militia origin. Although hardly artistic in design, it has a rather attractive simplicity and has been made with considerable care. The eagle is of the "frogleg" design that first appeared on buttons of the post- Revolutionary Army and, later on, of the Legion. In its right talon the eagle is grasping what appear to be rather stylized thunderbolts, and in its left, arrows. The arc above the eagle's head is comprised of sunrays, an edge of clouds, and 16 6-pointed stars. If the number of stars is of significance, the piece would date prior to November 1802 when the 17th state, Ohio, was admitted to the union. The "frog- legged" aspect of the design would tend to confirm such dating, and the thunderbolts in the right talon, symbolic of a belligerent attitude, could be attributed to the national temper during the "quasi war" with France, 1798-1800. The "id," in delicate floriated script on the eagle's breast, quite out of consonance with the design and execution of the piece proper and obviously the work of a talented engraver, is interpreted as "Independent ; Too small for a hat frontpiece, it was probably worn as a side ornament on a dragoon â , u /JA/"*â Figure 97 LEATHER FAN COCKADE, C. 1810 USNM 60257~M QS-K 15'). Figure 98. The leather fan cockade became a part of the uniform in the late 18th century, having evolved from the cloth cockade adopted early in the Revolu- tion.'"" Enlisted men's cockades of the early 19th century were of leather, as were those of line ;" This cockade, of black tooled leather wo FiNKE, pp. 71-73. "&qu
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