Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1812-1825

Four midshipman's buttons. Flat. Smooth edge. On a smooth background is a pre-1901 crown above an anchor with the rope tied to a ring at the top, then it goes under the left-hand stock, under the shank to the right, under the shank to the left, under the left arm and then it curls under the crown and under the right arm. (Cheap version). Midshipman.

Object Details

ID: UNI6868
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Royal Naval uniform regulations 1787-1891: Midshipmen
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 14 mm