December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2024
Die-struck pewter, 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches, with four pair of pierced attachment holes just inside the raised rim of the perimeter. This exact plate was found by a Canadian collector just before Campbell & O'Donnell (2004) went to press and it is pictured and discussed on page 59. Until then, this pattern was completely unknown and it is presume that at least one of the 1815 type plates were those worn in 1814. These plates were first struck in January 1814 and the first production run of them were rushed up to the Niagara frontier and issued out to BG Winfield Scott's Brigade, along with their now-famous gray jackets and a new set of 1813 leather caps upon which to place them. Since 2004, at least one other example of this plate has been found nearly ful-intact, like this one. PROVENANCE: J. Duncan Campbell Coll. to 2009; Al Scipio Coll. until 2915; purchased from Dan Griffin in June 2015. CONDITION: Excavated condition, salt and pepper surface, some edge loss as seen.