Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1812
Two buttons.
Larger button. Very worn. Possible remains of a rope twist edge. Within a circular border is an oval with a rope twist inner edge and a lined background. A pre-1901 crown is above a fouled anchor with the rope tied to a ring at the top as it goes under the right-hand side of the stock, then under the shank to the left, then under the shank to the right, then back under the shank to the left and under the left arm. Commissioned officers.
Smaller button. Very worn. Possible remains of a rope twist edge. Within a circular border on a lined background is a pre-1901 crown above a fouled anchor with the rope tied to a ring at the top as it goes under the right-hand side of the stock, then under the shank to the left, then back under the shank to the right and under the right fluke. Commissioned officers.
Larger button. Very worn. Possible remains of a rope twist edge. Within a circular border is an oval with a rope twist inner edge and a lined background. A pre-1901 crown is above a fouled anchor with the rope tied to a ring at the top as it goes under the right-hand side of the stock, then under the shank to the left, then under the shank to the right, then back under the shank to the left and under the left arm. Commissioned officers.
Smaller button. Very worn. Possible remains of a rope twist edge. Within a circular border on a lined background is a pre-1901 crown above a fouled anchor with the rope tied to a ring at the top as it goes under the right-hand side of the stock, then under the shank to the left, then back under the shank to the right and under the right fluke. Commissioned officers.
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Object Details
ID: | UNI6114 |
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Collection: | Uniforms |
Type: | Button |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Unknown |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Diameter: 22 mm; Diameter: 17 |