Napkin

Nelson commemorative napkin. Linen napkin with a woven central pattern of a fouled anchor within a garter star below a naval crown, surrounded by flaming cannonballs. Motto: Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat. With a border of oak leaves and acorns. At each corner Nelson's various orders. Set: TXT0154 - TXT0170.

Object Details

ID: TXT0160
Collection: Textiles
Type: Napkin
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Coulson, John William & Walter
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 21 Oct 1805; 1814
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Textile: 895 x 770 mm