H.M.S. 'Warspite' powder compact

Powder compact, circular, gold-coloured with a hinged lid. The surface is enamelled red. It bears the ship's badge of 'HMS Warspite'. The compact contains a powder puff and mirror. It would have been commercially made as a souvenir of the ship.

Object Details

ID: REL0465
Collection: Relics
Type: Powder compact
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Warspite (1913)
Date made: 1915-1947; 1915-47
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 17 mm; Diameter: 53 mm