Military Tunic Buttons

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Military Tunic Buttons

Entry/Object ID

2008.022.019 a-h

Description

A - D) Large, domed, military tunic buttons with the insignia of the Royal Canadian Artillery. Queen's crown. Permanent bright finish. Brass backplate, with shank, on two marked: [in outer ring] "J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd . Montreal" [inner ring] "Made in England". Brass backplate on remaining two marked: ". Gaunt . London ." E - H) Small, domed, military tunic buttons with the insignia of the Royal Canadian Artillery. Queen's crown. Permanent bright finish. Brass backplates marked: ". Gaunt . London ."

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Beacon Community Services

Notes

Accession Date: 12-Mar-08 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Fastener, Textile

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Notion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

tunic; military button

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

June 12, 2009

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

May 22, 2026