Detail View: Guardian Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL21040622
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Reference Number:
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GUA/12/4/4
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Link to Catalogue:
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Parent Work Title:
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Charles Prestwich Scott's Freedom of Manchester casket
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Date Created:
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1930
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Description:
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Silver casket, decorated with scenes of Manchester, the red rose of Lancaster and the Manchester coat of arms. The casket was presented to Charles Prestwich Scott when he received the freedom of the city of Manchester, April 8th 1930. It once held the original freedom scroll. This view shows an embossed scene of a early printing workshop, with one man working the printing press and another sat at a typesetting desk. On either side of the image is the red rose of Lancashire.
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Subject:
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Manchester (England)--History
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Subject:
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Newspaper editors
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Subject:
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Silverware
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Category of Material:
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Archives
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Technique Used:
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Metalworking
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Support:
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Silver (metal)
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Time Period Covered:
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20th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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People Covered:
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Scott, Charles Prestwich, 1846-1932
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Item Height:
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260 mm
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Item Width:
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400 mm
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Item Depth:
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243 mm
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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