waistbelt clasp, officer, waistbelt clasp
Accession Number
NAM.1984-05-125-1
Description
Field Officer's waistbelt clasp, 1st or East Devon Militia, 1834-1855. Frosted gilt metal rectangular clasp with very narrow, raised burnished edges, bearing the following silver design in relief: crossed sceptres upon which is a shield, the sinister half hatched in a representation of black, the dexter half hatched in a representation of red. The shield is charged with a representation of Exeter Castle. Above the shield a helm, possibly a peer's above which, issuant from an heraldic wreath a demi-horse holding an orb. Above the demi-horse is a coronet. The shield is flanked by a Pegasus forcene. Below all is a scroll bearing the motto, 'Semper Fidelis'. Plain gilt metal wire belt fittings.