Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843-1891

Five buttons. (Only three found during 2002 inventory). Three buttons have a rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a lined background is a pre-1901 crown above a fouled anchor where the rope goes under the right-hand side of the stock, then over the shank to the left and then under the shank to the right to finish under the right arm. Used for commissioned officers until 1891.

Object Details

ID: UNI2098
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Galt Gieve & Co
Date made: Before 1891
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 20 mm