Base for the freedom casket

The wooden base from a freedom casket presented to Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936) by the City of Bristol 23 October 1919. The base is slightly stained.

Object Details

ID: PLT0011.2
Type: Base for Freedom casket
Display location: Not on display
Creator: T & J. Bragg Ltd
Date made: 1918-1919; 1918-19
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Earl Beatty Collection. Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1983.
Measurements: Overall: 215 mm x 75 mm
Parts: Freedom casket presented to Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Beatty (Freedom casket)
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