Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901; Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843

Nine buttons.

Eight of the buttons have a rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a smooth background is a post-1901 crown over a fouled anchor with the rope appearing from under the right-hand side of the stock to go over the shank to the left and then under the shank to the right and finishes under the right arm. Commissioned officers.

One of the buttons has a rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a lined background is a pre-1901 crown over a fouled anchor with the rope appearing from under the right-hand side of the stock, it then goes over the shank to the left and then back under the shank to the right and finishes under the right arm. Commissioned officers.

Object Details

ID: UNI0354.1
Type: Buttons
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gieves & Hawkes Ltd; Firmin & Sons Limited
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 22 mm
Parts: Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1856 (Scales)