Bell Pull
1830-40s
Medium/TechniquePainted cotton velvet, cotton plain weave, silk plain weave, gilt metal, cardboard
DimensionsOverall: 12.1 x 210.8 cm (4 3/4 x 83 in.)
Other (original length): 254 cm (100 in.)
Other (card used as backing): 7.6 x 11.4 cm (3 x 4 1/2 in.)
Other (rosette): 5.1 x 18.4 cm (2 x 7 1/4 in.)
Other (ring or weight): 12.7 x 8.3 x 1.9 cm (5 x 3 1/4 x 3/4 in.)
Other (original length): 254 cm (100 in.)
Other (card used as backing): 7.6 x 11.4 cm (3 x 4 1/2 in.)
Other (rosette): 5.1 x 18.4 cm (2 x 7 1/4 in.)
Other (ring or weight): 12.7 x 8.3 x 1.9 cm (5 x 3 1/4 x 3/4 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number2015.3289.1-3
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ProvenancePurchased at auction by an anonymous donor; 2015, gift of an anonymous donor to the MFA. (Accession date: December 16, 2015)
1830-1840s
15th or 16th century
18th century
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16th or 17th century