freedom box / Henry Grattan, Drogheda, 1782

Freedom box. Drogheda, c.1782; no date letter; mark of Alexander Tickell; gold (22 ct). Lid engraved with the arms and motto of Drogheda, the base with the Grattan crest and coat-of-arms. The Corporation of Drogheda voted on 19 April 1782 to present the freedom of Drogheda in a gold box to the noted parliamentarian Henry Grattan. 6.35 cm (2H in) diameter (illustrated);