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Silver Freedom box
Silver freedom box presented to Captain Sir George Back (1796-1878) Arctic explorer.
The box has a relief view on the lid, a gilt interior, engine turned sides, and an inscription on the base. The view on the lid is a large country house in a wooded landscape with a figure in the foreground.
Inscribed on the base: 'PRESENTED BY THE Master, Pilots and Seamen of the Trinity House OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE WITH THE FREEDOM OF THEIR CORPORATION INCLOSED TO Captain Sir George Back R.N. AS A TESTIMONY OF THEIR HIGH APPROBATION OF THE PERSEVERING & SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS IN THE CAUSE OF SCIENCE & HUMANITY DISPLAYED BY HIM IN HIS VARIOUS EXPEDITIONS TO THE POLAR SEAS, 27 August 1838'.
The box has a relief view on the lid, a gilt interior, engine turned sides, and an inscription on the base. The view on the lid is a large country house in a wooded landscape with a figure in the foreground.
Inscribed on the base: 'PRESENTED BY THE Master, Pilots and Seamen of the Trinity House OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE WITH THE FREEDOM OF THEIR CORPORATION INCLOSED TO Captain Sir George Back R.N. AS A TESTIMONY OF THEIR HIGH APPROBATION OF THE PERSEVERING & SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS IN THE CAUSE OF SCIENCE & HUMANITY DISPLAYED BY HIM IN HIS VARIOUS EXPEDITIONS TO THE POLAR SEAS, 27 August 1838'.
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Object details
| ID: | PLT0004 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Freedom box |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Creator: | P, T; P, T |
| Date made: | 1836-1837; 1836-37 1836-7 |
| People: | The Corporation of Trinity House; Back, George |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 25 x 95 x 70 mm |