shoulder belt plate, shoulder belt plate
Accession Number

NAM.1982-06-48-1

Description

Officers’ shoulder belt plate, 29th (The Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot, 1832 (c)-1840 (c). Mounted upon a burnished gilt copper rectangular plate with slightly rounded corners, a mounted gilt metal design of an oval garter with rope-pattern borders bearing the burnished and pierced garter motto upon a blue enamel ground and surmounted by a monarchial crown upon a crimson felt ground. Within the garter, a frosted gilt metal lion statant gardant facing dexter upon a crimson felt ground. Reverse bears two gilt metal hooks at top and two gilt metal studs at base. Plate backed with a rectangular piece of buff leather.