Silk picture
Embroidery worked in wool on yellow silk. Depicts Britannia mourning at a monument surmounted by a bust of Nelson. Fame sits on the memorial steps writing 'The battle of Trafalgar' in a book, Victory crowns the bust. The memorial is inscribed 'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF LORD VISCOUNT NELSON'. The embroidery is nailed onto a wooden frame.
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Object Details
| ID: | TXT0064 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Textiles |
| Type: | Silk picture |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 21 Oct 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Frame: 735 x 585 x 18 mm |
| Parts: | Silk picture |