Bell, Cast by Joseph Warren Revere, circa 1834
THF129606 / Bell, Cast by Joseph Warren Revere, circa 1834
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Artifact Overview
Joseph Warren Revere cast this bell circa 1834. Revere was the son of the famous silversmith Paul Revere who had an extensive knowledge of metallurgy and opened his own foundry in 1792. This bell hung in the belfry of the Universalist Church in Hingham, Massachusetts, from 1834 to 1927, before being installed at the Martha-Mary Chapel in Greenfield Village.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Bell (Idiophone)
Date Made
circa 1834
Location
at Greenfield Village in Martha-Mary Chapel
Object ID
29.1112.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Inscriptions
on side:
REVERE BOSTON
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