Bell
- Object Name:
- Bell
- Object ID:
- 2017.041.14
- Creator:
- Webster Company
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- North Attleboro, MA
- Date:
- 1945
- Description:
- Baby's bell, record of the birth of Kurt M. Swenson, 1945. Sterling silver. Cowbell shape. Front has raised image of a wall clock and a ribbon. "BIRTH RECORD" stamped on ribbon. "MONTH" and "YEAR" embossed on each side of clock weights, with engraved date "FEB-11 1945". Clock hands set at 6:00; "PM" engraved on each side of clock. "KURT" engraved on back, center. "STERLING" and "WCo" monogram with arrow stamped on back, top. Integral tab at top, with attached silver loop in shape of a belt.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-1.25 W-1.1 D-0.4 inches Weight-0.4 oz
- Provenance:
- From the Swenson Granite Company Collection, Concord, NH. Kurt M. Swenson was an owner of the company.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Kurt Swenson and Kevin Swenson and all of the former owners of Swenson Granite Company from October 18, 1883, to September 16, 2016
- People:
- Swenson, Kurt M. (1945- )
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