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Description: | A late post-medieval to modern cast copper-alloy rumbler bell surviving in good condition. A hollow sphere in form, the bell comprises two halves, suspension loop and sub-spherical pea (internal). The suspension loop has a rounded top and crude, U-shaped perforation (L.: c. 18mm; W.: 18.6mm; Th.: 4.9mm). The upper hemisphere is plain and features a pair of sound holes (Dia.: 10.5mm) either side of the suspension loop. A protruding seam (W.: 3.9mm) joins the two hemispheres. The lower hemisphere features a central pair of sound holes joined by a slot (total length: 50.4mm). The slot is flanked by a transverse groove on either side. Beyond these grooves on each side is a pair of less deeply incised semicircles (Dias.: 20, 24.5mm). Within one is the initial 'R' flanked by a ring and dot on either side; within the other is an initial 'W', similarly flanked by a ring-and-dot motif on each side. Beyond these semicircles is a bordered sunburst pattern: four rays each side. The 'RW' initials allude to Robert Wells whose family took over the Albourne foundry in 1760 (Bailey 1995, 41). Unfortunately the initials refer to all bells produced by that family from 1760 until 1826 such that individual founders cannot be identified (Bailey 1995, 43; ref. 30). With rumbler bells being cast as large as 140mm in diameter, this example could be described as relatively small! See Bailey (1995, 41) for further details regarding the Wells' tenure at Aldbourne.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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