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Description: | This set of sleigh bells, mounted on a frame, was owned by the London-based Joan Stonehewer (1910-1969). The sleigh bells are sewn onto leather straps - five, six or seven bells of the same pitch are on each strap. The bells were tuned using pliers and a needle and thread. Stonehewer was a "concert artiste" of the variety theatre tradition, who played the saw and other novelty instruments including the sleigh bells professionally. Her engagements included appearances at the Royal Variety Hall and the B.B.C. She also performed at events such as dinners, receptions and cabarets. Her repertoire included songs such as "For Old TIme's Sake" by Charles Osborne. She was accompanied in these performances by a pianist or ensemble. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum, London | Subjects: | Leisure | Temporal: | Circa 1930 | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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