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53 AN IRISH PROVINCIAL GEORGE III FREEDOM BOX BY CARDEN TERRY AND JANE WILLIAMS, CORK C.1807,of oval form, the top decorated with a border of neo-classical decoration, centred with the Cork City coat of arms, with
integral hinged lid, plain sides, the base inscribed
“For the Hon’ble.Geo.Ponsonby Representative in Parliament for the County of
Cork.The Freedom at Large of the City of Cork was ordered by the Mayor Sheriffs & common Council to be represented in a Silver Box”
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and inscribed with signatures of the Mayor, Sheriffs and Clerk, (c.110.6g). 6 x 8.5cm; together with the original freedom
parchment, dated the 6th day of March 1807, framed. 9.5 x 27.5cm
Provenance:Collection of the Late Dr KurtTicher
Exhibited:Russborough House
€ 5,000 - 8,000
1807:On March 25th 1807: The Abolition of the SlaveTrade Act 1807 is passed by the United Kingdom Parliament.
The act abolished the slave trade in the British Empire,in particular the Atlantic slave trade,and also encouraged British action to press
other European states to abolish their slave trades,but it did not abolish slavery itself.