Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1812

Three buttons. Two buttons have a rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a lined background is a pre-1901 crown above a fouled anchor with the stock slanting down to the left. The rope is tied to the ring at the top, then comes under the right-hand side of the stock, goes under the shank to the left, then under the shank to the right and then back under the shank to the left and disappears under the left arm. Two branches of leaves cross at the bottom and go up each side with the tips of the branches level with the mid-point of the crown. Flag officer.

One button has a rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a lined background is a pre-1901 crown above a fouled anchor with the right-hand stock slanting slightly up to the right. The rope is tied to the ring at the top, then comes under the right-hand side of the stock, goes under the shank to the left, then under the shank to the right, then back under the shank to the left before disappearing under the left arm. Two branches of leaves cross at the bottom and go up each side with the tips of the branches level with the mid-point of the crown. Flag officer.

Object Details

ID: UNI5876
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: M. S. & Company; Towell & Co
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 25 mm; Diameter: 26 mm