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.

Object Details

ID: UNI6900
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