49th Foot The Hertfordshire Regiment Crimean period Officers Shoulder Belt Plate

A magnificent item worn between 1843 and 1855 it is Parkyn 388. A seeded gilt back plate on this a QVC Crown below this a laurel wreath on this the unusual honours Egmont Op Zee, Copenhagen, Queenstown and China. to the centre a circular strap 'Princess Charlotte of Wales' to the centre a strap Hertfordshire' below this the numerals 49 in chequered gilt under this in silver the Chinese dragon. Leather protective cover to rear. Superb Pictures don't do it justice