Bell

Museum number:
1-255591
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010255591
Accession number:
Acc.4017
Description:
Bell inscribed “1769 El Camino Real” suspended from lintel of arch, surmounted by bear figurine. Date 1915 cast into both sides. Souvenir from Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco.
Donor:
Henry T. Conserva
Collection place:
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), San Francisco, San Francisco County
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Nonnative California (archaeology and ethnology)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 1-255591, described as Bell inscribed “1769 El Camino Real” suspended from lintel of arch, surmounted by bear figurine. Date 1915 cast into both sides. Souvenir from Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco.

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