Sword belt

Lloyd's Patriotic Fund sword belt belonging to Capt Thomas Dundas. Leather belt covered with blue velvet, embroidered with foliage in gold wire and sequins. Three lion's head gilt metal buckles. Two buckles to adjust length decorated with palm leaves and anchors. Two gilt metal spring sword clips.

Object Details

ID: UNI0072
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Sword belt
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Vessels: Naiad 1797 (HMS)
Date made: Unknown
People: Lloyd's Patriotic Fund; Dundas, Thomas Hornby, Wyndham Mark Phipps
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Phipps Hornby Collection
Measurements: Overall: 159 mm