Fan

Fan commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798. The fan has wooden struts, the design is printed on paper and hand-coloured in silver, blue and yellow. It is inscribed with the English and French lines of battle and 'Instructions for 18 new country dances for 1799'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0423
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Fan
Display location: Display - QH
Creator: Unknown
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
Date made: circa 1798
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: fan: 254 x 431.8 mm