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Fan
Fan made from strips of HMS 'Victory' oak joined by white ribbon, there is a paste gem on the end of each pin. A cameo (a vitrious paste head of Nelson facing left) is attached in a copper mount to the outside strut. On a copper plate: 'From a splinter of H.B.M.S. Victory Trafalgar Octr. 21 1805.' The whole in a suede bag.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0427 |
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| Type: | Fan |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 17 mm x 165 mm x 32 mm |
| Parts: | Fan |
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