Leather Sword Belt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

-

Historical Collection at the George Hail Free Library

Name/Title

Leather Sword Belt

Entry/Object ID

2026.03.12.03

Description

Used by the Warren Light Infantry and later in the Warren Artillery.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1812

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Inscription

Location

Buckle

Transcription

E Pluribus Unum

Translation

"Out of many, one"

Notes

E Pluribus Unum is a Latin phrase meaning "Out of many, one," acting as a traditional motto of the United States and featured on the Great Seal. Adopted in 1776, it symbolizes the unification of 13 distinct colonies into one nation, representing the integration of diverse states and people into a single, cohesive entity.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Belt

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Belt buckle

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Location

Location

Box

Box 52

Cabinet

Display Case 2

Room

Charles Whipple Greene Historical Collection

Building

George Hail Free Library

Date

March 12, 2026

Create Date

March 12, 2026

Update Date

June 12, 2026