freedom box / Henry Grattan, Cork, 1787

Freedom box. Cork, c.1787; mark of James Warner. Elliptical form with beaded rims, the lid engraved with the arms of Cork within a bright-cut decorative border; underside of base with a dedicatory inscription to Henry Grattan 'emancipator of his country' extolling his 'very eminent and distinguished Parliamentary Abilities' and signed 'Samuel Rowland, Mayor, Mansion House, Cork, 1787'. 6.2 x 9.17 cm (2K x 3L in);