NAM.1982-11-71-1

Officers’ shoulder belt plate, Royal Liverpool Volunteer Infantry, 1797-1801. Mounted on a burnished copper gilt ground within a cast frosted border, a cormorant facing dexter with wings elevated holding in its beak a branch of laver and standing on a heraldic wreath, all in white metal (the crest of Liverpool, granted in 1797). Reverse bears hook fitting near top and two studs near base. Plate is backed with an oval piece of leather.