A late-Victorian Scottish provincial silver freedom casket,

A late-Victorian Scottish provincial silver freedom casket,
by William George Jamieson of Aberdeen, Edinburgh 1895,
rectangular form with embossed chased thistle and Celtic decoration, the hinged cover with a finial modelled after the crest of Stewart, to the front are two panels of thistle and rose decoration with a central coat of arms of Aberdeen, to the sides the Royal coat of arms and Union Jack, to the reverse shows three scenes of Castlegate, Union Street, Marischal College and Beannachar House, on four pierced Celtic dog bracket feet, mounted on wood red felt plinth, with a travelling case, length of plinth 47.5cm.

Due to the imagery on the casket, it probably belonged to Sir David Stewart of Banchory, Provost of Aberdeen (1835-1919). Stewart served as Provost of Aberdeen from 1889 to 1894 as well as living at Beannachar House.