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Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London
Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London

Rare Antique Button, King Edward VI (1547-1553). Brand: Firmin & Son's London

$ 316.28

  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Features: Antique
  • Royal: Edward VI
  • Royalty: British Royalty
  • Theme: Royalty
  • Type: button

Description

Edward VI was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. The only surviving son of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, Edward was the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant. Firmin & Sons is a British company, founded in 1655, that manufactures and supplies military ceremonial buttons, badges, accoutrements, and uniforms. Thomas Firmin was born in Ipswich , Suffolk in 1632 and was apprenticed to The Girdlers Company the makers of belts both for fine dress and for utility. The account records of the Master and Wardens of the Girdlers survived the Great Fire of London . There is an entry in the accounts for the year 1653/54 of Thomas Firmin paying six shillings for the half year . By this time he appears to have completed his apprenticeship as he is listed amongst the yeomen of the company for that year. Upon completion of his apprenticeship he is known to have set up in business on his own, in premises at Three King's Court, off Lombard Street, in the Langborne Ward in the City of London.