Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1795-1812

Two buttons Flat. Rope twist edge. Within a circular border is an oval with a rope twist inner edge and a lined background. In the centre is an anchor with the stock slanting slightly down to the right. The rope is tied to the ring at the top, 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 arm. Captain, Commanders and Lieutenants.

Object Details

ID: UNI6860
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 21 mm; Diameter: 15 mm