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'.
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0423 |
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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 |