Sujet

Casket of Address presented to Baroness Burdett-Coutts by the City of London, 1872. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Casket of Address presented to Baroness Burdett-Coutts by the City of London, 1872. '...a handsome gold casket...[to mark] the admission of this estimable lady to the freedom of the city of London...[It contained] a copy of the resolution passed by the Court of Common Council, at the recommendation of the Markets' Committee...[expressing] sincere thanks to her Ladyship for her noble gift of Columbia Market to the poor of the East-End...The casket (manufactured by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell)...[depicts] different types of the charitable actions for which her Ladyship is so well known...[ie] engraved tableaux of acts of mercy: "Feeding the Hungry," "Giving Drink to the Thirsty," "Clothing the Naked," "Visiting the Captive," "Lodging the Homeless," "Visiting the Sick," and "Burying the Dead." The eighth panel in front bears the arms and supporters of her Ladyship, chased in high relief and enamelled in the heraldic colours. Supporting the box are four angelic figures representing Prudence, Justice, Temperance, and Fortitude. The lid, which is domed, with a scroll ornament at each corner, bears on the front an engraving of a fishing scene, in allusion to the establishment of the fish market...The City arms and supporters form the apex of the lid.' From "Illustrated London News", 1872.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A79_340

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

15,1Mo (1,0Mo) / 20,8cm x 18,1cm / 2457 x 2142 (300dpi)

Mots clés

London England religious arts country religion metal market art trade box British decoration decorative crest Christianity gold angel craftsmanship boxes gift present location century city of london angels Britain newspapers press Bible print charity metalwork Biblical artefact concept decorated artifact B&W engraved engraving casket 19th century black & white black and white B W coat of arms charitable heraldry nineteenth century The Print Collector Columbia Market heraldic Illustrated London News wood engraving ILN freedom of the city newspaper object Unknown Angela Burdett-Coutts Burdett-Coutts Lady Burdett-Coutts Baroness Burdett-Coutts blazon Angela Baroness 19th-century metal work Hunt and Roskell Roskell Hunt and Hunt & Roskell Hunt & Shield of Arms 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts Freedom of the City of London The Illustrated London News