Base for the freedom casket

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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.

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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) Freedom casket lining (Lining for Freedom casket) (PLT0011.1) Base for the freedom casket (Base for Freedom casket) (PLT0011.2) Base for Freedom casket (Base for Freedom casket) (PLT0011.3) Sroll from Freedom casket (Scroll from Freedom casket) (PLT0011.4)