BUTTON, COACHMAN, ARCHIBALD PAULL BURT

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Firmin & Sons

1754 - 1875

Overview

Coachman's Button, livery button. Metal button has a bugle horn hanging by a bow above a torse which is Burt family heraldry.

Historical information

Firmin and Sons Limited, London, button, badge and military regalia manufacturers and merchants established in 1655. The company has supplied every British monarch since Charles II. Firmin & Sons (Samuel Firmin, Grandson of founder, Thomas Firmin) moved the business to 153 strand after 1754, Firmin & Sons became a Limited Company in 1875 and subsequently had Ltd included in the Makers Mark. This information dates manufacture of this item to be between 1754 and 1875.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-46-1976.74

Item type

Costumes

Material

Metal

Height or length

6 mm

Depth

24 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Back of button has metal loop and makers name 'FIRMIN & SONS, 153 STRAND, LONDON'.

Contextual information

Horn with bow (stringed gu) above torse shown on the livery button is the same as that featured on the Burt family crest. No information where the button was used. Records indicate that the family crest was matriculated by Septimus Burt (Archibald Paull Burt's son) in Western Australia.

Place made

London, England, United Kingdom

Year

1754 - 1875

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Links to additional resources

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/ecb1c423-95d9-4799-86c9-a52a4ec52e1e

Firmin and Sons Limited, national archives UK

https://www.firminhouse.com/about-us/about-us-firmin-sons/

Firmin and Sons website:

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Firmin_and_Sons