Knife with broken blade
Knife with a broken blade and pointed bone handle in a glazed box. On a label attached to the handle 'This was on Lord Nelson's table on board his ship at the battle of Trafalgar and was taken away by Capt [W. Addenbroke] Sutton who kept it as a memento after his death. It was given to me by... who received it from Mrs Sutton'. (This officer was not at Trafalgar and is not on the Commissioned Sea Officer list).
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Object Details
ID: | REL0815 |
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Collection: | Relics |
Type: | Knife |
Display location: | Not on display |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 180 x 72 x 25 mm |