Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Table bell
Object Number:
INV.14454
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 12.1 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
engraved: front center: "E E G" in script
stamped: around rim: "S" in a winged circle besides, "STERLING 1634"
Description:
Cast silver table bell; funnel-shaped body with an applied triangular handle deorated with beading in the center and along the sides; handle topped with a demi-pine cone and foliate scrolls; wire clapper with a ball on the end; engraved on the front of the body, "EEG" in script; maker's marks around the rim.
Gallery Label:
EEG is Emma Elizabeth Gilder (b. 1861), the aunt of the donor (Louise S. Gilder). Emma was a sister of Louise's father, William Howard Gilder (b. 1857, Maryland).
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
