Nannie the Witch: Cutty Sark's Figurehead

Part of the Spotlight series, exploring key objects in the collection of Royal Museums Greenwich

One of the most recognisable figureheads in the National Maritime Museum’s world-leading collection is Nannie the witch, who leans with outstretched arm from the bow of Cutty Sark towards the River Thames. Nannie, who has provided protection to the ship in at least three different forms over the course of its history, is at the centre of this book. Traditionally, figures mounted at the heads of v...