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Description: | Box presented to Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883-1963). A plain cedar box with panelled sides and two cartouches on the front painted blue and gold, one with a crest, the other with the monogram 'ABC'. It contains a vellum scroll admitting Cunningham as Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Hove, September 5th 1945. Inside the lid is an ebony panel carved and inscribed: 'This diploma box, made of timber from a bombed building at Malta Dockyard, is presented to Sir Admiral Cunningham Bt. GCB, DSO, as a token of appreciation of his great national services on the occasion of his election to Honorary Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers.'
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Andrew Browne diploma boxes Institution of Cunningham Admiral Of The Fleet Civil Engineers 1st Viscount Cunningham | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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