Fan

Fan commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. It is made of paper with wooden struts and is printed in black with a portrait of Nelson within a star-shaped border. Two cherubs flank a naval crown above the portrait with naval trophies on either side. Inscribed below is 'LORD NELSON', 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY'. The remainder of the design includes depictions of eight British warships: Prince, Euryalus, Neptune, Mars, Victory, Bellerophon, Temeraire and Royal Sovereign. It is entitled 'THE NEW TRAFALGAR FAN dedicated to Lady Collingwood'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0424
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Fan
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1806
People: Nelson, Horatio; Collingwood, Cuthbert
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: fan: 203.2 x 342.9 mm