Title

...the Gold Box, in which the Freedom of the City of Glasgow was presented to Mr. Gladstone, 1865. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Lid of the Gold Box, in which the Freedom of the City of Glasgow was presented to Mr. Gladstone, 1865. 'An address having been read by the Town Clerk, the freedom of the city, inclosed in a massive gold box (the shape and decorative design of this box may be seen in the annexed Illustration), was presented by the Lord Provost to the right hon. gentleman'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM24A26_476

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

5,0Mb (451,5Kb) / 5,5in x 3,5in / 1642 x 1055 (300dpi)

Keywords

arts politics metal art box British color decoration decorative civic gold political boxes gift present honour century Britain newspapers press print decorated B&W engraved engraving Colour gold box 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century political event The Print Collector Illustrated London News ILN freedom of the city newspaper Unknown William Ewart Gladstone Gladstone William Ewart William Gladstone 19th-century