Collections record Beta
Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Bell
Object Number
2014-13-6
Description
Small hand bell. Metal bell has a wooden handle painted black. A face is painted on the top of the handle. The bell is decorated with a small blue, floral print dress, white apron, and white kerchief to look like a woman. The bell fits the "mammy" stereotype.
Provenance
Used by generations of the Farnham family in their farmhouse in Morris, Connecticut. Morris was settled in the 1720s and organized as the South Farms parish of Litchfield in 1767. It was incorporated as a separate town in 1859 and named for James Morris (1752-1820), a Revolutionary War soldier who opened an academy in town in 1790. The Farnham Farm has been in the family since 1735.
Date Made
Late 19th/ Early 20th century
Dimensions
Height 4"
Materials
Social Tags (experimental)
