Lid, freedom casket

Description

Silver freedom box lid with a central oval boss engraved with the arms of the City of Edinburgh, by John Rollo, Edinburgh, 1736 - 1737, presented to Sir John Barnard, M.P.

Museum reference

A.1958.237 A

Object name

Lid, freedom casket

Production information

Rollo, John, 1731 - 1737 (fl.)
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1736 - 1737

Materials

Silver

Associations

Previous owner: Sir John Barnard, M.P.
Assay master: Archibald Ure
Porteous Riots
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

On display

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Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund