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Hatplate
Hatplate

Hatplate

MetalworkerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1815-1825
MediumPainted tin
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 10 1/8 x 7in. (25.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionTeardrop-shaped or liberty cap-style hatplate. Painted black with red border that encloses a gold eagle with outspread winds and a red shield on its chest. Below the eagle is the legend "LT IN / Co. 22d R", identifying the hatplate as belonging to a light infantry company.
Object number2003.7.1
On View
Not on view
Militia Hatplate
Unknown
1812-1820
Collection of Morgan B. Brainard. Gift of Mrs. Morgan B. Brainard., 1961.63.47  Photograph by D…
Unknown
about 1826-1842
Gift of Dr. Robert M. Yergason, 1922.4.1  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
W. H. Horstmann & Sons
1864
Side Chair
Beriah Green
1803-1805
Military Flag
Unknown
1918
Side Chair
Thomas Cotton Hayward
1796-1800
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2008.14.0  Photograph by David Stansbury © 2012 The Conne…
Abel Lewis
1794-1800
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2011.374.4  The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
1920-1939
Gift of Grace Allen (Mrs. George H. Day), 1974.50.1148 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
Kellogg & Bulkeley