White Ensign

Fragment of a wool bunting, hand-sewn flag. From HMS 'Victory' carried at the funeral of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Possibly part of the Union Flag in the canton of the White Ensign. The label says that it is part of her Union Jack.

Object Details

ID: AAA0924
Collection: Flags
Type: Ensign
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Victory (1765)
Date made: 1805
Exhibition: Nelson, Navy, Nation
People: Royal Navy; Sir John Eamer, John Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Frame: 406.4 x 914.4 x 50.8 mm; flag: 330.2 x 1041.4 mm
Parts: White Ensign