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Handbell

Date:
1638 (made)
Maker:
Unknown
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Inventory number:
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Place of production:
England

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Further Information

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Period:
Materials:Bell metal (copper and tin alloy), with modern handle
Specific materials/techniques:
Decorative elements:
Inscriptions:'+MEMENTO+MORE+1638 'remember you will die'
Hornbostel-Sachs category:
Repository:Victoria and Albert Museum

Measurements

Measurements:Height: 14.4 cm, Width: 15.6 cm

Credits/source

View the original record:http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O77365

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