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Freedom boxes

Scope note

Silver or gold boxes or caskets, usually rectangular in form but sometimes circular or oval, which are given to a person granted the freedom of, for example, a city, town, or college. Usually engraved, chased, or enameled with the coat of arms of the recipient and donor, and often an appropriate inscription.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000215739

Broader Terms used

<commemorative containers>

Equivalent Terms used

freedom box

Created

13yrs ago

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