Standish and bell
Object type: Standish with bell
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Antoine Bailly
Artist bio: master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1748, master Paris 1756, died 1765
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1750–51
Medium: Silver; ebony
Dimensions: Overall (standish .405): 4 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 15 1/8 in. (10.8 × 24.1 × 38.4 cm);
Height (bell .406): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948