freedom box / Corporation of Galway, 1771

Corporation of Galway, 1771

Freedom Box and cover, silver, circular. Dublin, c.1771; no hallmarks; with the mark of Alexander Tickell. Lid engraved with the arms of Galway within a Rococo cartouche, the base with the arms of Blake; inscribed around the side 'The Gift of the Corporation of Galway to Xaverius Blake, Esq. 23rd November 1771'. 7.62 cm (3 in) in diameter.;

Corporation of Galway, 1771

Object Number:
DM:1925.57

Institution:
NMI

Date:
1771

Creator:
Ticknell, Alexander

Place of production:
Dublin (city)

Collections:

Metalwork - Silver Collection

Exhibitions:

500 Years of Irish Silver

Subjects:

Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland