Boatswain's call

A silver boatswain's call. There are three rings placed at intervals down the gun. The keel is engraved with a foliage design and terminates in a scroll end with a ring for attachment to a lanyard. The buoy has an anchor with a crown above it, embossed on the buoy.

Object Details

ID: PLT0408
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Boatswain's call
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Creator: Kay, Charles
Date made: 1826-1827; 1826-7
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, R Lionel Foster Collection