A calico fabric commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson.

Calico fabric commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson. © National Maritime Museum, London

Description: Calico was a fine printed cloth and was so called because it was first imported into London from Calicut, in the East Indies, by the East India Company. This example commemorates Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson, who was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, after an elaborate funeral service in January 1806.

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1806

Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London