Silver commemorative casket and ivory hammer

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This silver casket and carved ivory hammer were presented to the Countess of Dundonald by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering, on the occasion of the launch of HMS Cochrane on 20 May 1905.

The casket, which sits on four winged dolphin feet, has a platform hinged lid with the Royal Arms on top.

Fairfield Shipping and Engineering Company Limited was based at Govan on the River Clyde. In the 19th century the Clyde became the world's leading shipbuilding region with yards at Greenock, Port Glasgow, Dumbarton and Govan.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-959-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 716 A
• Date: 1904 - 1905
  Around 1905
  c. 1905
  
• Material: Ivory
  Silver. Inscription: R.S.; [Glasgow mark]; [date mark]; on front edge: PRESENTED TO / The Countess of Dundonald / BY FAIRFIELD SHIPBUILDING AND ENGINEERING CO LTD / ON THE LAUNCH OF / H.M.S. "COCHRANE" / 20TH MAY 1905
  Casket
  Hammer
  
• Dimensions: 214 mm H x 368 mm L x 203 mm W
  305 mm L x 140 mm W
  
• What: Casket
  Hammer
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Countess of Dundonald (Recipient)
  Countess of Dundonald (Recipient)
  Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd (Presenter)
  Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd (Presenter)
  H.M.S. Cochrane
  H.M.S. Cochrane
  R. Scott, Glasgow (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event:
• Description: Rectangular silver casket on four winged dolphin feet, by R. Scott, Glasgow, 1904 - 1905, inscribed "Presented to the Countess of Dundonald by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering ... 1905"
  Carved and decorated ivory hammer accompanying casket MEQ 716, presented to the Countess of Dundonald by Fairfield Shipbuilding on the occasion of the launch of H.M.S. Cochrane, 20 May 1905
  
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