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1889.29.135.5

Filed casting of bell. One of the stages in casting a brass bell using the lost wax method. [SM (Verve) 18/08/2014]

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1889.29.135.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Filed casting of bell. One of the stages in casting a brass bell using the lost wax method. [SM (Verve) 18/08/2014]
Long description
Filed casting of bell. One of the stages in casting a brass bell using the lost wax method. The bell has two cast dragons and a leaf-style decoration on the top of the bell. A cast brass decoration of two dragons is attached to this section using a brass rod that is held in place with a bent iron nail. The body is decorated with indented lines. [SM (Verve) 18/08/2014][SM (Verve) 18/08/2014]
Person
Field collector Richard Carnac Temple
PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1889
Date collected
By 1889
Acquisition information
Donated: 1889
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Iron Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast, Process Perforated, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Diameter: max 113 mm, Height: max 215 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1889.29.135.5

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