Button: Unknown

Six buttons. Five of the buttons have a rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a lined background is an anchor. The other button has a rope twist edge. On a smooth circular background is an oval with a rope twist edge and a lined background. With in the oval is an anchor. The buttons could be pre-1812 Royal Navy buttons or post-1812 Merchant Navy buttons.

Object Details

ID: UNI6170
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Monnery & Son
Date made: Unknown
People: Royal Navy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 23 mm; Diameter: 19 mm