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(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Bell
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Bell

Dateabout 1855
MediumSilver
Dimensions10.5 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm (4 1/8 x 2 x 2 in.)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM25n15.4
eMuseum ID720289
Previous Number712
Previous NumberM25n15-s.4
EmbARK ObjectID14679
TMS Source ID3404
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotes
Impressed (on handle): Sun with rays and face [hallmark of Düsseldorf, Germany, 1855 (?)]
Impressed (on handle): A C with indistinct marks, possibly crozier and mitre, in shaped rectangle

ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1904.
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