Case
Gibson & Co. Ltd
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1919
Materials
Silver and enamel.
Place of origin
Birmingham
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656420.3
Summary
A case for a silver freedom casket, Gibson & Co., Ltd, Birmingham, 1919, of oblong form inset with enamel armorials and crests and two scenes and inscribed " This casket cotains the certificate of the election and admission of the most Honorable Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest Stewart, Marquess of Londonderry as an Honorory Burgess of the City of Belfast" gadroon borders and leaf motifs, the lid surmounted by silver-gilt and enamelled armorials of Belfast, in a fitted case.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013
Makers and roles
Gibson & Co. Ltd, silversmith