Nelson's undershirt

今年はトラファルガー海戦200周年。ネルソン提督に関連する個人蔵の品が、来月サザビーでオークションにかけられるとのこと。

The beige undershirt, with an "N" embroidered inside the neck and its right sleeve cut short, is expected to fetch between $500,000 (281,700 pounds) and $900,000. [...] An unpublished letter discussing his naval plans three days before the Trafalgar battle could fetch as much as $54,000, while the letter to his beloved Emma could command as much as $108,000.

シャツはともかく、手紙はどこかの大学なり図書館なりが落札して、史料として使えるようになると研究者にとっては良いのだろうけど。