Button, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O)

Button worn on the uniform of the shipping company Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Gilt brass domed button with rope twist outer border and raised inner border. Crest of rayed sun with foul anchor below on lined ground.
On the reverse of the button the maker is inscribed 'G. MILLER & SON'.

Reference to the button can be found in ‘Buttons: A Guide for Collectors’ by Gwen Squire 1972 (No. 18, Plate 85).

Object Details

ID: UNI6168.11
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: G. Miller & Son
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 15 mm
Parts: Button, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) (Button)
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