Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Table bell
Object Number:
1988.31
Date:
1904 - 1920
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 8.5 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
engraved: front center: "C" in script
stamped: interior of bell: "C/R" superimposed in a circle beside, "STERLING 76"
Description:
Cast silver table bell; bell-shaped base applied to a cylindrcal rod handle with a cast teapot finial; conical clapper with a circular ring around the center; front center of the bell engraved, "C" in script; makers' marks stamped on the interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
