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Description: | Vice-admiral's undress coat worn by Nelson (1758-1805) at the Battle of Trafalgar. There is a bullet hole on the left shoulder, close to the epaulette. The damage to the epaulette itself is also apparent. There are blood stains on tails and left sleeve, which is probably that of Nelson's secretary, John Scott, killed earlier in the action. The coat is of blue wool cloth with a stand-up collar and button-back lapels. On the left side, Nelson's four orders of chilvary - Knight of the Bath, Order of the Crescent, Order of Ferdinand & Merit and Order of St Joachim - are sewn to the front of the coat and over the edge of the lapel so that it could not be unbuttoned.
The sleeves terminate in an extremely narrow round cuff with two rows of gold distinction lace and three flag officers buttons. The left sleeve is line with black silk twill, but the right is lined with the same fabric only as far as the elbow. At the end of the right sleeve is a small black silk loop which would have secured the sleeve to a lapel button. The tails and breast are lined with white silk twill and the shoulders are quilted with running stitch.
caption: Nelson Trafalgar Uniform - Coat on mannequin, front
caption: Textile Conservator Nicola Yates and Curator Amy Miller preparing the Nelson Uniform for photography.
caption: Nelson Trafalgar Uniform - Coat, detail of bullet hole and epaulette
caption: NMM Site - Visitors in the newly developed Maritime London gallery showing Nelson's Trafalgar uniform, March 2010
caption: Nelson's Trafalgar Uniform (Undress Coat) - inside showing silk lining
caption: Nelson's Trafalgar Uniform (Undress Coat) - inside showing silk lining with Ceram and Labsphere colour standards
caption: Nelson's Trafalgar Uniform (Undress Coat) - front of uniform with Ceram and Labsphere colour standards
caption: Nelson's Trafalgar Uniform (Undress Coat) - back of uniform with Ceram and Labsphere colour standards
caption: Nelson's Trafalgar Uniform (Undress Coat) - back collar detail area - template 5 with Ceram and Labsphere colour standards
caption: Nelson's Trafalgar Uniform (Undress Coat) - front collar detail area - template 1 with Ceram and Labsphere colour standards
caption: Nelson's Trafalgar Uniform (Undress Coat) - Front inside centre of jacket - template 3
caption: Nelson's Trafalgar Uniform (Undress Coat) - left lapel and buttons - template 4
caption: Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1795-1812
caption: Nelson Trafalgar Uniform - Coat laying flat with stockings
caption: Nelson Trafalgar Uniform - Coat laying flat
caption: Nelson Trafalgar Uniform - Inside of coat showing construction, pleating and blood
caption: Nelson Trafalgar Uniform - Detail of inside of coat showing blood and bullet hole
caption: Nelson Trafalgar Uniform - Coat, detail of orders
caption: Nelson Trafalgar Uniform - Coat on mannequin, back
caption: Nelson's Trafalgar Uniform (Undress Coat) - Front right pocket - template 2 | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Flag Officer Royal Naval Uniform Regulations: 1795 Neptune Court Souvenir Guide Personal objects Nelson Prince Albert Consort of Queen Victoria undress Greenwich Hospital Collection The National Maritime Museum - The Collections Collections Blog coats Nelson the man Trafalgar Royal Naval uniform regulations 1795-1812: Flag Officers (undress) Nelson's great battles Treasures of the National Maritime Museum Vice-Admiral Horatio | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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