Object number
8706.4.3
Description
A dull silver or white metal helmet plate, of the Second Tower Hamlets Engineer Volunteers, other ranks. The central crest is flanked by a lion and a unicorn. The crest is encircled by "Ohomi Soit Qui Mal y Pense". At the base are garlands above scrolls reading "Dieu Et Mon Droit", beneath this is "2nd T.H.E.V.", and below this is "Peritia Potius Quam Vi".
The helmet plate is of Victorian date.
Date
1868 - 1900
Production period
Victorian
Dimensions
- Height: 87 mm
- Width: 81 mm