Sword belt

Lloyd's Patriotic Fund sword belt awarded to to Capt Henry Wilson HEIC for Dance/Linois action 1804. Black leather, hand-sewn. Embroidered with flower and wave pattern in gold wire and sequins. Five gilt metal lion's head buckles. Clasp decorated with two lion's heads and a swan's head hook.

Object Details

ID: UNI0061
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Sword belt
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Pulo Aura, 1804
Vessels: Warley fl.1804
Date made: Unknown
People: Dance, Commander Nathaniel; Lloyd's Patriotic Fund Wilson, Henry
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 85 x 27 mm