White Ensign

A booklet containing a small fragment of bunting from the White Ensign of HMS 'Victory' carried at Lord Nelson's funeral, 9 January 1806. Two fragments only remaining, mounted in a booklet.

Object Details

ID: AAA0925
Collection: Flags
Type: Naval ensign
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Vessels: Victory (1765)
Date made: 1805
People: Royal Navy; Gordon, John Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: booklet: 152.4 x 203.2 mm; Fragment: 50 x 45 mm; Fragment: 105 x 90 mm