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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