GRENADIER SHAKO OF THE NATIONAL GUARD, type 1830, reconstruction for the theater at the end of the 19th century. 28537R
Silver-plated copper plaque, type 1830, representing a rooster surrounded by an oak branch and another of laurel against a background of a bundle of flags, it is placed on a base struck with a pomegranate with a studded border and framed in each angle of a lion's head. Cardboard body covered with silk fabric, bordered at the top with a “cul de dé” scarlet braid. Black waxed leather cap and visor. Metal cockade stamped in relief with tricolor lacquered gadroons. Chinstraps in silvered brass, rosettes stamped with a pomegranate, chin strap stamped in one piece with a series of scales. Double scarlet wool pompom.
Inner headdress in black waxed sheepskin cut into wolf teeth.
France.
Composite late 19th century.
Average condition.
Reference :
28537R