Seaton Delaval Householders (Northumberland) Other Ranks Shoulder Belt Plate 1798-1801.
A cast bronze oval example, the plate engraved with the crowned ‘GR’ and full unit title ‘Seaton Delaval Householders’, complete with one hook and two studs to the rear, minor service grime, otherwise good condition, rare £500-£700

This small unit was an Armed Association based in the great house of the Delaval Family. A Householder was of the rank that leased land to the value of £10 or more per annum, a grade of person that received the franchise in 1831.