Commemorative bell from the 1883 Swiss National Exhibition
date: label: Date
content: 1883
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: Commemorative bell from the 1883 Swiss National Exhibition. The metal bell has a rectangular handle at top. There is star detailing around the top border. The center front has raised relief text which reads [DIPLOME / L’EXPOSITION / NATIONALE SUISS / ZURICH 1883]. Below this [ROSA] is engraved on the rim. Each side of the bell has a central raised design, including a wheat sheaf on the back. There is a yellow string tied around the base of the clapper.
place: label: Place used
content: Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe
label: Place collected
content: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Travel
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2017.13.1.4
objectType: label: Type
content: commemoratives
label: Type
content: bells (idiophones)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal, string
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 3/4 × 5 15/16 × 5 15/16 in. (14.6 × 15.1 × 15.1 cm)