Button, Leyland Line

Eighteen gilt, domed buttons. Rope twist edge. On a raised circular belt with a buckle design border with a textured background is LEYLAND LINE. In the centre is a fouled anchor with the rope attached to the ring at the top, it goes under the right-hand side of the stock, then over the shank to the left, then under the shank to the right and under the right arm.

Object Details

ID: UNI2057
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Lewis's
Date made: Unknown
People: Merchant Navy; Leyland Line
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 21 mm