Accession No
TEMP.00717
Description
A small cow bell made from a folded copper alloy sheet, widening slightly from top to bottom. The suspension loop is a flat strip. The inside contains an iron clapper, affixed by a loop attached through the top of the bell. At the top on one side there are two small round holes, and one on the other, perhaps where nails/rivets where once fixed.
Place
Europe; ?British Isles
Period
?Post Medieval ?Modern
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00717
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
34mm x 65mm x 38mm Weight 0.042kg
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
This cow bell was found in a bag of similar bells (TEMP.00712-TEMP.00717) with a handwritten note reading 'NO PROV'.
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
A small cow bell made from a folded copper alloy sheet, widening slightly from top to bottom. The suspension loop is a flat strip. The inside contains an iron clapper, affixed by a loop attached through the top of the bell. At the top on one side there are two small round holes, and one on the other, perhaps where nails/rivets where once fixed.
Event Date 12/11/2018
Author: David Kay
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Six apparently unaccessioned cow bells (TEMP.00712-TEMP.00717) were found together in the museum store. Some or all of them may have been accessioned and become disassociated with their museum number, or they may never have been formally accessioned into the museum's collection.
Event Date 12/11/2018
Author: David Kay
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Esther Laver
FM:281999
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