Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1795-1807?

Button. Smooth edge. Within a raised circular border is a fouled anchor with the rope tied to the ring at the top, then it goes diagonally under the stock from the right to the left, appearing under the left-hand side of the stock, then goes under the shank to the right and under the right fluke. Two laurel branches on the outside edge of the button, going two thirds of the way around the buttons. Flag officer.

Object Details

ID: UNI6207
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Charles Jennens & Co
Date made: ca.1800
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 25 mm
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