Silver casket, City of Dundee, Scotland

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Dundee (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Carnegie libraries--Scotland--Dundee--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Public libraries--Scotland--Dundee--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Branch libraries--Scotland--Dundee--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Silver boxes--Pictorial works.
Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works.
Dundee (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of the reverse side of a silver casket from the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Councilors of Dundee, Scotland, conferring upon Andrew Carnegie the "freedom of the said City and Royal Burgh of Dundee" in recognition of his gift "in extending the public library of Dundee by the establishment of branch libraries." The silver casket includes numerous decorations, two dragons at the top of the container holding a silver plate decorated with raised silver flowers and a plague with an inscription to Andrew Carnegie. Caption title.; "Reverse side."; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

Dundee (Scotland)

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Department; Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial

Photograph; Image

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CA-184
71834913

English

Andrew Carnegie Benefactions Collection

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