National flag of France (1794-1814, after 1830)<br>
French national flag from 1794-1814, and  after 1830. Cotton, printed design, machine sewn. No hoist attachment. Three vertical stripes blue, white, red. The blue part of the design enfolded in a piece of coarser material part blue, part white. Sixteen rounded holes. Supposedly a relic of the Battle of Trafalgar but this is unlikely. Label:  "French tricolor taken at Trafalgar. Donor J Rochelle Thomas Esq. Flag was given by Admiral Sir Peter Parker to T..."  Associations dubious.
<div class="fn value">
Unknown author<span style="display: none;">Unknown author</span></div>
<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/465">http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/465</a>