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.

Object Details

ID: UNI7154
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