. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure i8o sucli design arc know n to ha\c bncn used as early as the last year ol' the Revolution.'-" In addition, the "feel" of the specimen is early, and it is included here as a possible Militia dragoon officer's plate since the dragoons of the War of 1812 period generally wore their swords attached to a waist belt rather than to a shoulder belt. WAIST-BELT PLATE, INFANTRY, I8I4-I825 (?) USNM 60449-M (i'-K 205'). Figure 182. This plate is typical of the early waist-belt plates, which generally were more square than rectangu
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure i8o sucli design arc know n to ha\c bncn used as early as the last year ol' the Revolution.'-" In addition, the "feel" of the specimen is early, and it is included here as a possible Militia dragoon officer's plate since the dragoons of the War of 1812 period generally wore their swords attached to a waist belt rather than to a shoulder belt. WAIST-BELT PLATE, INFANTRY, I8I4-I825 (?) USNM 60449-M (i'-K 205'). Figure 182. This plate is typical of the early waist-belt plates, which generally were more square than rectangular. It bears the over-all design of the 1814-1821 series of "common" cap plates. Struck in copper and silvered, it would have been appropriate for either infantry or dragoons, as both wore "white metal" trimmings during this period. There are as many die variations known for this type belt plate as for the matching cap plates. The wide latitude allowed officers in selecting their own insignia makes it quite possible that this design was worn by some officers of the Regular Establish- ment, particularly those in the high-numbered regi- ments, which were organized during the course of the War of 1812. A third use of this basic design is indicated by a museum specimen at Fort Ticon- deroga, : cut into its outline form, it was worn on the side of Militia dragoon its breast and a ribbon in its beak. It has been suggested that the eagle-in-canton flag would tend to date the piece after 1820 when many Militia imits had the design in its colors;'^* however, flags of Figure 182 ^"'' The national collections contain several such Militia colors. 91. 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 Int
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