Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1827-1843

Sixteen buttons. Domed. Rope twist edge. Within a flat circular border on a lined background is a pre-1901 crown with a fouled anchor below. The stock slants slightly downwards to the right. The rope is tied to the ring, then goes under the right-hand side of the stock, under the shank to the left, then over the shank to the right and under the right arm. Commissioned officers.

Object Details

ID: UNI6799
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Firmin & Sons Limited
Date made: Unknown
People: Stokes, John Lort
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Diameter: 15 mm
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