Militia Shako and Accessories

Militia Shako and Accessories, c. 1840s, a black-japanned militia shako with silver-plated fittings, paper label inside the crown marked "JOSEPH. T. BELL/NEW YORK," with a pasteboard wallpaper-covered box marked "JOSEPH. T. BELL/MANUFACTURER/186 FULTON STREET N.Y.," two silver-plated plume flutes with eagles and stars, a white cotton belt with a silver-plated buckle with an eagle, a pair of blue broadcloth epaulets with gold fringe and a silver eagle on one, and a black-japanned cartridge box.