E1159

Hilt of sword, presentation Long Caption: Presentation sword, which belonged to Captain Imbert, of the Sicilian Navy (active 1813). The sword commemorates the attack on Pietra Nera, near Messina, by a combined Anglo-Sicilian force with troops from the 75th regiment under Captain Imbert and Brigadier Robert Hall on the 14th February 1813. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: WPN1172 Artist: Tatham Date: 1816 Medium: gilt; mother-of-pearl; steel; wood; leather Size: 959 mm x 32 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.