Fragment of tea caddy

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Fragment of a tea caddy, relic of Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936).
Silver-plated tea caddy, damaged in an explosion aboard Beatty's ship HMS Lion at the Battle of the Dogger Bank 24 January 1915.

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Object Details

ID:	PLT0745.2
Type:	Fragment of tea caddy
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	circa 1915
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Earl Beatty Collection. Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1983.
Measurements:	Overall: 18 mm x 82 mm x 70 mm
Parts:	Tea caddy (Tea caddy) Tea caddy fragment (Fragment of tea caddy) (PLT0745.1) Fragment of tea caddy (PLT0745.2)