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A FRAGMENT OF THE CANOPY FROM NELSON'S FUNERAL BARGE
[NELSON
(Horatio, Viscount, 1758-1805, Admiral)]
Small piece of red silk with contemporary note of provenance
A piece of the canopy of the state barge (loaned by Geo the third) which conveyed the body of Nelson from Greenwich to Somerset House, This barge was since presented by Queen Victoria to the Victory, together with a contemporary mourning envelope with a similar note, the cloth 3 x 2, framed and glazed in a black frame with a purple velvet mount,
Item Date: 1805
£4,750
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