[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
51/1224
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a brass bell with side seams and a heavy clapper. It has two loops, or staples, at the top to which a pair of leather straps is fitted and these are joined by a leather yoke held in place by a pair of wooden lockyers (toggles). Bells were used by shepherds to help them locate their sheep.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 sheep bell: metal; leather; wood; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
Victoria & Albert Museum No. M349, 1926.
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Eighteenth century
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_699.tif - High resolution image
