Officer's Button Royal Welsh Fuziliers
Date1777-1782
Maker
Samuel Firmin
(fl. 1771 - 1780)
OriginEngland, London
MediumGilt copper
DimensionsDiam: 21.5 mm
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2005-252
DescriptionGilt Bronze or copper button with applied shank of similar material. The obverse is engraved with the 3 plumes of the Prince of Wales, a banner inscribed "ICH DIEN" (I SERVE) over "23," the regimental number of the Royal Welsh Fuziliers.ProvenanceFound on 8 December 1985 by Kathleen M. Hunt on the site now occupied by Hamlin Plantation (a luxury housing development) outside of Charleston, SC.
August 20, 1782
ca. 1725
1730
1800-1815
