handkerchief, snuff

Linen square printed brown on white (Trafalgar memorial handkerchief) with a scene of a naval action with hand-to hand combat in boats. Inscribed 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY / VICTORY OR WESTMINSTER ABBEY / THE MEMORABLE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT / on the 21st October 1805, when the British Fleet under the command of Lord Nelson took and destroy'd after one of the severest actions in Annals of History, twenty one Ships of the Line'. The image is probably based on a much earlier print.

Object Details

ID: TXT0268
Collection: Textiles
Type: handkerchief, snuff
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1806
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall 576 x 536mm