Belt Plate- Heavy Cavalry Officer
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Media Type
- Object
- Description
- This plate is believed to have been used between 1796 and 1828 for a Heavy Cavalry Officers’ waist belt. It is gilt with a silver crest that has “GR” in the centre, with a Hanoverian crown on top, and the banner “Dieu et mon droit” at the bottom, which is the motto of the British monarch.
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 2002.053.003
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25012 Longitude: -79.06627
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- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the Niagara Historical Society & Museum
- Terms of Use
- Please contact the Niagara Historical Society & Museum for any reproductions of this image.
- Contact
- Niagara Historical Society MuseumEmail:contact@niagarahistorical.museum
Website:
Address:43 Castlereagh Street
P.O. Box 208
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
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