Bell

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Bell

Entry/Object ID

1933.5.1

Description

Hand bell with wooden handle. The bell has a metal skirt and clapper. The turned wooden handle is attached to the skirt with a brass ring.

Context

Said to have been used to call the Marquis de Lafayette to dinner when he visited Montpelier in 1825.

Acquisition

Accession

1933.5

Source or Donor

Porter, Charles F.

Acquisition Method

Loan

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bell

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Sound Signaling

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8 in

Diameter

4-1/8 in

Material

Brass, Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

LaFayette, Marquis de (1757-1834)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America