France, Revolutionary Period. French Revolutionary Wars Officer's Gorget Newly Listed and the Anthropological Institute

and the Anthropological Institute

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PINCHES LONDON engravers mark on the obverse

Footnote: George Black was born on May 4

France, Revolutionary Period. French Revolutionary Wars Officer's Gorget Newly Listed and the Anthropological InstituteOf late 19th Century manufacture, base in brass, with a white finished leather backer, measuring 143 mm (w) x 57 (h), upper incorporating a 53 mm (w) x 53. 5 mm (h) silvered copper eagle insignia that is secured in place via two prongs on the underside, die holes placed on either side, each of which has a gold coloured bullion button with a tie, silvering wear evident on the eagle insignia, wear and soiling on the leather backer, very fine.