Accession No
TEMP.00718
Description
Iron bell. Made from a single piece of sheet iron bent into a square shape with a seam down each side and fixed with rivets creating an open bottom. The clapper is a length of iron bent around an internal suspension bar. A horizontal strap suspension loop runs across the top. Copper coloured surface.
Place
Europe; Switzerland
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00718; MAA: Z 839 A [incorrect]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
34mm x 53mm x 52mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Historic label attached reads 'Switzerland'
Event Date
Author: Aedan Jones
Context (Field collection)
Collected or donated by Mrs Hewitt, Davos, Switzerland.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object by string reads: 'Switzerland' and on reverse 'Mrs Hewitt Davos'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Iron bell. Made from a single piece of sheet iron bent into a square shape with a seam down each side and fixed with rivets creating an open bottom. The clapper is a length of iron bent around an internal suspension bar. A horizontal strap suspension loop runs across the top. Copper coloured surface.
Event Date 13/11/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:282005
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