Hand Bell
Object PlaceNew England, United States
Medium/TechniqueMetalwork
Credit LineBequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession number64.932
On View
On viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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This bell is inscribed "ED" at the base of its handle. According to tradition, it descended from Elizabeth Derby West and may have belonged to her mother, Elizabeth Derby.
16th century
about 1850
18th century
about 1750
about 1750
about 1800
about 1800
18th century
dated 1791 and 1798
About 1700–25
about 1730
about 1810