| Reference Number | HI/RCPI-1 |
| Title | King and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland Buttons |
| Date | 1800-1899 |
| Creator Name | Alexander Comyns & Son Ltd.; [fl. Nineteenth - Early Twentieth Century]; button manufacturer |
| Description | Five similar [brass] livery buttons. On the front, the coat of arms of the King and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland (later RCPI) surrounded by the words "KING & QUEENS COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS". With shank and backmarked for the maker Comyns & Son, College Green, Dublin. This coat of arms design used by the College after 1863. For more information see https://heritage.rcpi.ie/Whats-On/Blog/the-college-may-forever-hereafter-have-a-common-seal-to-serve-and-use-for-all-causes |
| Extent | 5 items |
| Dimensions | 27mm (diameter) x 1mm (depth) |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Button |
| Term | Livery (clothing) |
| Coats of arms |
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