Boatswain's call

A silver boatswain's call. Three docorative metal rope rings surround the gun of the call. Underneath the gun is the keel which is decorated with 3 crosses and two straight lines, which all the appearance of rope. There is a small floral emblem inside a circle that is embossed on the side of the buoy. A metal ring is attached to the keel.

Object Details

ID: PLT0400
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Boatswain's call
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Creator: Bateman, Ann; Bateman, Peter Bateman, William
Date made: 1799-1800
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, R Lionel Foster Collection