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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Bell

Object/Artifact

Bell with handle. Handle is lathe turned and tapers from a large rounded end to a more narrow form at the connection to metal bell. It also has turned decorative circles around handle and the handle is capped with a small circular bronze piece on the top. Bronze base is cylindrical by the handle and widens. "8" incised in the top of the handle out to a circle with a decorative edge. Base is attached with a piece of bronze encircling the handle. The iron ringer attached to iron hanger.

1999.47.2

Genesee Country Village and Museum

10-1/2 in

6 in

Bronze

Wood

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