Shako For An Officer Of The National Guard, Model 1848, French Second Republic 1848-1852

Shako model 1848 for an officer of the French National Guard dating from the second republic which lasted from November 1848 to the rise of the second empire in December 1852.
The interior bears the name of the officer who wore this hat: Aurimont Prosper.
It is made of cardboard covered with felt. It is decorated with a tricolor cockade and a silver-gilt copper plate with a rooster on a globe, flags with the motto "liberty, equality, fraternity", lictors' fasces, a banner marked "French republic" and two hands clasping as a symbol of concord among the French people after the 1848 revolution and the abdication of King Louis-Philippe..
Leather chinstraps decorated with silver-plated copper scale.
Linner in black leather.
The hat is topped with a double "pompon".
Nice piece in good general condition. Wear and tear consistent with its age of 180 years.
Dimensions:
Total height: 26 cm
Height at the front (without the pompom): 18 cm