Button
Description
A dark metal button with a fouled anchor emblem on the front and a maker’s mark on reverse which reads ‘I. Nutting and Son, Covent Garden’. Fouled anchor buttons were worn by maritime regiment and marine officers such as captains and commanders. The use of the fouled anchor is proof that the anchor emblem was worn in 1758, predating the official introduction of the fouled anchor on naval officers’ uniforms in 1774. The fouled anchor still remains the official seal of the Lord High Admiral of Great Britain. When this office became part of the present Board of Admiralty, the seal was retained on buttons, official seals, and cap badges.
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Object Detail
Depth: 1mm (1/16")