Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1825; Royal Naval Uniform: pattern 1841

Seven buttons. Four buttons have a smooth edge. Within a raised circular border on a lined background is a pre-1901 crown with R N below it and two branches of leaves crossed at the bottom go two thirds of the way up the coin. Worn when on half pay.
Three buttons have a rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a lined background is a pre-1901 crown with R N below it and two branches of leaves crossed at the bottom go two thirds of the way up the coin. Worn when on half pay.

Object Details

ID: UNI5894
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Doughty & CO; Harding, Thomas Firmin & Sons Limited Charles Jennens & Co
Date made: Before 1901
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 23 mm; Diameter: 14 mm