The City of London Freedom Scroll

Made:
2017 in London

The City of London Freedom Scroll in presentation box awarded to Stephen William Hawking, C.H., C.B.E., 2017

Among the most visually striking features of Stephen Hawking's office are the multiple trophies he chose to keep there. The majority are located on the windowsills, but they were also sometimes found on free spaces along the bookshelves. These trophies often changed location, and also circulated in and out of the office, to his home and even external exhibitions such as the Science Museum in 2012. These trophies represent a small subset of prizes won by Stephen, and the selection kept in his office was principally due to their artistic quality or significance to causes dear to him such as his disability activism.

Most of the awards in his office were received at ceremonies attended in person by Stephen.

Trophies that referred directly to his scientific achievements were not on display in the office. The Science Museum also acquired a selection of those, but they came from his home.

Details

Category:
Stephen Hawking Office
Collection:
Stephen Hawking’s Office
Object Number:
2021-561/414
Materials:
parchment, textile, paper (fibre product), wood (unidentified), glass, metal (unknown), string and felt
type:
scroll, awards, box - container and frame
credit:
Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the Estate of Stephen Hawking and allocated to the Science Museum, 2021

Parts

Wooden box for Honorary Freedom of the City of London certificate

Wooden box for Honorary Freedom of the City of London certificate

Wooden box for Honorary Freedom of the City of London certificate awarded to Stephen Hawking CH CBE Guildhall Monday 6th March 2017

Measurements:
overall (box closed): 92 mm x 345 mm x 94 mm, 1.535 kg
overall (box open): 150 mm x 345 mm x 119 mm,
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and felt
Object Number:
2021-561/414/2
type:
box - container
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Frame for The City of London Freedom Scroll awarded to Stephen William Hawking, C.H., C.B.E., 2017

Frame for The City of London Freedom Scroll

Frame for The City of London Freedom Scroll awarded to Stephen William Hawking, C.H., C.B.E., 2017

Measurements:
overall (frame): 670 mm x 485 mm x 45 mm,
Object Number:
2021-561/414/3
type:
frame