Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843-1891

Eight buttons. Domed. Rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a lined background is a pre-1901 crown above a fouled anchor with the rope tied to the ring at the top, then goes under the right-hand side of the stock, goes under the shank to the left and then over the shank to the right and finishes under the right arm. Worn by commissioned officers.

Object Details

ID: UNI6814
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: C. & J. Weldon; Gillott
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 14 mm