COLLECTION NAME:
The John Rylands Library
Record
Image Number:
JRL0701387dc
Image Title:
Mrs Rylands' silver casket
Date Created:
c1899
Description:
Silver casket, engraved with views of the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. The casket was presented to Mrs Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in October 1899, along with a scroll bearing the Freedom of the City of Manchester. This view is of the engraved side of the casket. Two hallmark symbols can be seen near the bottom; the lion passant (walking lion) is the symbol for English sterling silver (925) and the Z indicates the year 1899.
Subject:
Silverware
Subject:
John Rylands Library
Technique Used:
Metalworking
Support:
Silver
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
People Covered:
Rylands, Enriqueta Augustina, 1843-1908
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2006-12-01
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2007-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Mrs Rylands' silver casket
