Button, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O)

Button worn on the uniform of the shipping company Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Gilt brass domed button with rope twist outer border and raised inner border. Crest of rayed sun with foul anchor below on lined ground. This button is the same as UNI6168 (.1-.90).
On the reverse of the button the maker is inscribed 'G. MILLER & SON' and the button's shank is missing.

Reference to the button can be found in ‘Buttons: A Guide for Collectors’ by Gwen Squire 1972 (No. 18, Plate 85).

Object Details

ID: UNI6169.2
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: G. Miller & Son
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 20 mm
Parts: Button