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.

Object Details

ID: UNI6917
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