Volcanic dust packet
A paper packet of volcanic dust contained in a brown window envelope postmarked Aug 1918. From the eruption of Mount Pelée, Martinique 8 May 1902. Inscribed: 'Dust from the Roddam's deck.'
Object Details
| ID: | REL0309 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Volcanic dust |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Eruption of Mount Pelee, 1902 |
| Vessels: | Roddam |
| Date made: | 1902 |
| People: | Freeman, Edward William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 100 mm x 90 mm |