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Freedom casket presented to Admrial of the Fleet Sir David Beatty
Freedom casket presented to Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936) by the City of Hull, 22 October 1920.
Silver-gilt Freedom casket, decorated with four oval plaques painted with views of Hull labelled 'THE PRINCES DOCK', 'THE GUILDHALL', 'THE CITY HALL', 'THE RIVERSIDE QUAY'. At one end is Beatty's coat of arms and at the other his lion crest. The corners are formed as bows of ships linked by silver rope. The lid is surmounted by a model capstan with two dolphins and the three crowns of Hull on an enamel plaque, and at each end a naval crown rests on a pair of shell cases. A figure of Neptune, also originally on the lid, is now missing.
The casket stands on a white marble plinth with a capstan at each end, resting on a wooden base with a silver plaque inscribed: 'CITY AND COUNTY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL. THE HONORARY FREEDOM CONFERRED BY THE CORPORATION ON ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET EARL BEATTY GCB OM GCVO DSO DCL (OXON). GUILDHALL HULL 22ND OCTOBER 1920. THOMAS GEORGE HALL LORD MAYOR'.
The casket contains an illuminated Freedom scroll with a wax seal.
Silver-gilt Freedom casket, decorated with four oval plaques painted with views of Hull labelled 'THE PRINCES DOCK', 'THE GUILDHALL', 'THE CITY HALL', 'THE RIVERSIDE QUAY'. At one end is Beatty's coat of arms and at the other his lion crest. The corners are formed as bows of ships linked by silver rope. The lid is surmounted by a model capstan with two dolphins and the three crowns of Hull on an enamel plaque, and at each end a naval crown rests on a pair of shell cases. A figure of Neptune, also originally on the lid, is now missing.
The casket stands on a white marble plinth with a capstan at each end, resting on a wooden base with a silver plaque inscribed: 'CITY AND COUNTY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL. THE HONORARY FREEDOM CONFERRED BY THE CORPORATION ON ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET EARL BEATTY GCB OM GCVO DSO DCL (OXON). GUILDHALL HULL 22ND OCTOBER 1920. THOMAS GEORGE HALL LORD MAYOR'.
The casket contains an illuminated Freedom scroll with a wax seal.
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Object Details
| ID: | PLT0012 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Freedom casket |
| Display location: | Display - Forgotten Fighters |
| Creator: | B., S.; S L D S. Blanckensee & Son Ltd |
| Date made: | 1919; 1919-1920 1919-20 |
| People: | Beatty, David; Corporation of the City of Kingston upon Hull Beatty, David |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Earl Beatty Collection. Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1983. |
| Measurements: | 265 x 500 x 280 mm |
| Parts: | Freedom casket presented to Admrial of the Fleet Sir David Beatty |