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Purse
Black silk purse. Bullion tassle at either end, slit across centre, embroidered with small gold beads. Coronet 'N' and two palm branches on one side, inscription on other side 'Virtue confers the wreath unfading'. Belonged to or commemorates Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805).
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Object Details
| ID: | TXT0374 |
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| Collection: | Textiles |
| Type: | Purse |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 265 x 100 mm |