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Curfew bell
Curfew bell

Curfew bell

14th century
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueIron
DimensionsHeight 32.4 cm, width 18.4 cm, depth 12.8 cm (Height 12 3/4 in., width 7 1/4 in., depth 5 1/16 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2039
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBefore 1916, apparently used and found at Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England; by 1916, acquired by Francis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)