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Accession Number
NAM.1964-11-13-1
Description
Silver gilt box, 1847. Rectangular casket with convex lid adorned with repousse flower and seraph pattern with centrally the arms of the City of Glasgow upon a shield: on mount in base an oak tree the stem at the base surmounted by a salmon on its back with a signet ring in its mouth; on top of the tree a robin and in the sinister fesse point an ancient hand bell, the whole surrounded by a scroll. Underside of lid is inscribed. Presented by The Lord Provost and Magistrate of Glasgow to Maj Gen Edward Fleming in 1874. Made by Robert Gray and Sons, Glasgow, 1846-1847.
