Piece of sail canvas

Piece of sail canvas including a sewn selvage edge. On attached cloth label: ' A FRAGMENT OF THE MAINTOPSAIL WHICH CARRIED HMS VICTORY INTO ACTION AT TRAFALGAR CAN BE VERIFIED BY COMPAIRING IT WITH A SHOT HOLE IN THE ORIGINAL SAIL ON BOARD THE VICTORY ALSO PIECE OF ORIGINAL WOOD FROM OAK KNEE ON LOWER GUN DECK AND PIECE OF RELIEVING TACKLE OBTAINED BY W.C. BARNABY WHILST SERVING IN VICTORY IN 1894'.

Object Details

ID: REL0110
Collection: Relics
Type: Sail
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Vessels: Victory (1765)
Date made: 21 Oct 1805
People: William C. Barnaby, William C
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 290 mm x 155 mm