Freedom box presented to Sir John Barnard M.P.

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This silver 'freedom box' was presented to Sir John Barnard M.P. by the City of Edinburgh. It contained a parchment conferring on Barnard the Freedom of the City. The box was made in 1736-7 by John Rollo, a goldsmith in Edinburgh.

The lid is engraved with the City arms on a central boss, which is surrounded by a formal leaf border.

The box was presented to Sir John Barnard for helping to avert the town's punishment after the Porteous Riots.

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• Online ID: 000-100-082-024-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1958.237
• Date: 1736 - 1737
  1736-7
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: [Maker's punch]; [assay master's mark]
  Casket, freedom
  
• Dimensions: 16 mm H x 265 mm L x 156 mm W
  
• What: Casket, freedom
  
• Subject:
• Who: Archibald Ure (Assay master)
  John Rollo (Maker)
  Sir John Barnard, M.P. (Owner)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event: Porteous Riots
  
• Description: Rectangular silver freedom box, by John Rollo, Edinburgh, 1736 - 1737, presented to Sir John Barnard, M.P., by the City of Edinburgh
  
• References:
  • Dalgleish, G. & Maxwell, S. The Lovable Craft 1687-1987: An Exhibition to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Royal Charter of the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh. NMS: Edinburgh; 1987 p. 37 
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