Sword and scabbard
Date
1805
Materials
Metal
Collection
Claydon House, Buckinghamshire
NT 1446786
Summary
Lloyds Patriotic Fund Sword and scabbard, the blade inscribed "From The Patriotic Fund At Lloyds To George Hope Esq.r Capt.n Of H.M.S. Defence For His Meritorious Services In Contributing to the Signal Victory Obtained Over The Combined Fleets Of France & Spain Off Cape Trafalgar On The 21st Of Oct. 1805'', the locket signed "R.Teed, Sword Cutler, Lancaster Court, Strand''.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Trust for display at Claydon, 2008.