Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Mrs Rylands' silver casket
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Image Number:
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JRL0701387dc
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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 engraved side of the casket. Two hallmark symbols can be seen near the bottom; the lion passant (walking lion) is the symbol for English sterling silver (925) and the Z indicates the year 1899.
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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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