Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1807-1812
Purser's gilt brass button with rope twist outer border and raised, flat oval border. In the centre, on lined ground, are two crossed fouled anchors. On the reverse is a crown with the maker's inscription 'TURNER & DICKINSON.' This button is first referred to in the 1807 regulations, which note that the buttons worn by pursers are to have the arms of the Victualling Office.
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Object Details
ID: | UNI7154 |
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Collection: | Uniforms; Textiles |
Type: | Button |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Hammond Turner & Dickinson |
Date made: | 1807-12; 1807-1812 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Diameter: 22 mm |