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Description: | Cast cu-alloy rumbler or crotal bell dating from the 17th century. The bell is quite large and complete except for a piece which is missing off the split between the two lower sound holes. The bell no longer has its iron pea which was probably small enough to fall through the missing part of the hull. The bell's surface is smooth and shiny; there are no visible remains of the popular sunburst pattern. However, the initials 'W.C.' are recognisable on the bottom of the bell, just next to the slit. We do not know who the initials stand for, but W.C. could have stood for William Carter, a Whitechapel bell founder between 1609-1616, or possibly William Corr, who worked at Aldbourne between 1694 and 1722. The latter is more likely since the bell's square suspension loop dates it to the latter half of the 17th century.
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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