Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Mrs Rylands' silver casket
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Image Number:
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JRL0701386dc
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Image Title:
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Mrs Rylands' silver casket
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Date Created:
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c1899
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Description:
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Silver casket, engraved with views of the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. The casket was presented to Mrs Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in October 1899, along with a scroll bearing the Freedom of the City of Manchester. This view is of the back of the casket, which bears an illustration of the Reading Room which is different to the actual completed Reading Room.
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Subject:
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Silverware
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Subject:
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John Rylands Library
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Technique Used:
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Metalworking
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Support:
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Silver
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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People Covered:
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Rylands, Enriqueta Augustina, 1843-1908
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2006-12-01
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2007-02
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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