Text of the Honourary Freeman's Oath (Borough of Coventry)
Borough of Coventry
Category
Ephemera
Date
10 Dec 1936
Materials
Glass, Ink, Paper, Wood
Measurements
640 mm (H)510 mm (D)
Place of origin
Coventry
Collection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1651464
Summary
Text. Honourary Freeman's Oath for the Borough of Coventry. Framed,glazed,gilded wood frame. 10 December 1936
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
handwritten ; in calligraphy text ; [name of King] ; red ink ; oath taken on day of abdication of Edward VIII, so name of King altered
Makers and roles
Borough of Coventry