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1952.4.1

Brass clapper bell.

1952.4.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Brass clapper bell.
Geographical reference
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
England Oxfordshire Britwell Priory Britwell Salome Britwell Baldwin
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Charles J.B. Stopes
PRM source Charles J.B. Stopes
Date
Date collected
By 1952
Acquisition information
Donated: 1952
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Diameter: max 132 mm, Length: max 125 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1952.4.1
Research and responses

OED online: Latten: A mixed metal of yellow colour, either identical with, or closely resembling, brass; often hammered into thin sheets. [AP 20/12/2007]

The Stopes family used to occupy an eighteenth century house north of the Watlington Road in Britwell Salome, see http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63815&strquery=britwell%20salome [AP 22/04/2008]

Search terms: Music, Animal Gear, Musical Instrument, Horse Accessory, Bell

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