Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Printed textile of Nelson funeral procession
Object Number:
1950.221
Date:
1806
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 28 in. ( 91.4 x 71.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: all over: "The Shallop/ Conveying the Body/ of Lord Nelson/ Jany 8, 1806/ The Funeral Procession of Lord Viscount Nelson/ to St Pauls Cathedral Jany 9, 1806/ Lord Viscont Nelson killed in the Battle of Trafalgar Octr 21, 1805"
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton textile fragment with scenes from the funeral procession of Admiral Lord Nelson divided by garlands of acorns and oak leaves; pattern repeats; printed in sepia and red on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Spencer Van B. Nichols
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
