Button, Royal Marines uniform: pattern 1818
Two flat buttons. One button has a smooth edge. On a smooth background, around the bottom edge going up either side is a wreath of leaves. Around the top edge is ROYAL MARINES. In the centre is a fouled anchor with the rope tied to the ring and goes diagonally below the left-hand stock to the appear under the right-hand stock, then goes under the shank to the left , then over the shank to the right, under the right arm and curls under the crown to the left arm.
One button has a smooth edge. On a smooth background, around the bottom edge going upto either side is a wreath of leaves. Around the top edge is ROYAL MARINES. In the centre is a fouled anchor with the rope tied to the ring and goes diagonally below the left-hand stock to the appear under the right-hand stock, then goes over the shank to the left , then under the shank to the right and then over the right arm.
One button has a smooth edge. On a smooth background, around the bottom edge going upto either side is a wreath of leaves. Around the top edge is ROYAL MARINES. In the centre is a fouled anchor with the rope tied to the ring and goes diagonally below the left-hand stock to the appear under the right-hand stock, then goes over the shank to the left , then under the shank to the right and then over the right arm.
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Object Details
ID: | UNI6917 |
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Collection: | Uniforms |
Type: | Button |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Charles Jennens & Co |
Date made: | 1818 |
People: | Royal Marines |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Diameter: 21 mm; Diameter: 22 mm |