Walking stick made from H.M.S. 'Foudroyant'
Polished oak walking stick with a slightly shaped handle. A copper band is inscribed: 'Foudroyant Nelson's Flagship commenced 1789, Launched 1798 wrecked Blackpool 1897, Horatio Viscount Nelson Born Sep 1758 Died Oct 1805, Oak and Copper from vessel after breaking up.' The stick has a brass ferrule.
Object Details
| ID: | REL0528 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Walking stick |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Goodall Lamb & Heighway Ltd |
| Places: | Manchester |
| Vessels: | Foudroyant (1798) |
| Date made: | After 1898 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 900 mm x 110 mm x 30 mm |