Livery button
Firmin and Son Ltd
Category
Brassware
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass
Measurements
10 x 25 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 638377.1
Summary
A set of 50 circular brass heraldic livery buttons each cast with the Massingberd phoenix and dragon crest. Secured by a loop on the reverse
Provenance
1990, purchased from J Montgomery-Massingberd.
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped, on reverse, ‘FIRMIN. LONDON.’ (47), ‘FIRMIN & SONS Ltd. /WARWICK St & REGENT St. (2) and ‘FIRMIN & SONS Ltd./St MARTINS LANE/ LONDON’(1)
Makers and roles
Firmin and Son Ltd, maker and retailer Firmin and Son Ltd, retailer