shoulder belt plate, officer, shoulder belt plate
Accession Number

NAM.1984-05-26-1

Description

Officer's shoulder belt plate, 1840 (c). Associated with 7th Regiment of Foot (Royal Fusiliers). Rectangular gilt metal plate bearing the following design in relief: upon the ball a gilt metal, multi-flame grenade, a blue enamelled Garter with gilt roped borders and bearing the pierced gilt metal Garter motto. Within the Garter is a gilt metal rose. Above the Garter a gilt monarchial crown and below the Garter the gilt metal numeral, '7'. The device is attached to the plate by means of two brass loops and a brass pin. On the reverse a gilt brass hook in each upper corner and a stud of similar metal in each lower corner.