Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1774-1812
Button. Flat button. Smooth edge. On a smooth background is a fouled anchor with the rope tied to the ring at the top. It goes under the right-hand stock, then over the shank to the left, then under the shank to the right, under the right-hand fluke, curls under the crown and then comes under the left-hand fluke and out to the left. Captain, Commander, Master and Mate, Surgeon, Purser, Warrant Officer and Midshipman.
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Object Details
ID: | UNI6900 |
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Collection: | Uniforms |
Type: | Button |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Before 1807 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Diameter: 23 mm |