shoulder belt plate, officer, shoulder belt plate
Accession Number
NAM.1983-04-52-1
Description
Officer's shoulder belt plate, 1840 (c). Associated with 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry. White metal design mounted upon a stippled gilt copper rectangular plate with a raised burnished rim. Flanked by sprays of laurel, a frosted garter bearing the burnished and embellished title, 'Regiment', and surmounted by a monarchial crown. Within the garter are the frosted numerals, '27', upon a burnished domed gilt metal ground. The reverse bears two hook fittings at the top and two studs at the base.