Button, 15th The (King’s) Hussars, 1901-1922
button, button
Accession Number
NAM.1970-12-81-2-115
Description
Button, 15th The (King’s) Hussars Brass, rimless. A garter strap inscribed Hon Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Shame on him who thinks evil of it), in the centre of the strap the Royal crest of a lion standing on a Tudor crown, around the bottom of the strap a three-part scroll, the left-hand side inscribed THE KINGS and the right-hand one inscribed HUSSARS, the middle part is blank. Reverse marked STOHWASSER AND CO • LONDON • (the O in CO is smaller and raised). From a collection of buttons associated with the Light Cavalry. From the collection of Maj H G Parkyn.
