Handbell

Description

Bronze handbell with a wooden handle, known as a 'deid-bell' it was rung to announce a death and was carried and rung before the coffin in the funeral procession, from Ratho Kirk, near Edinburgh, dated 1695

Museum reference

H.KA 29

Object name

Handbell, Deid-bell

Date

1695

Materials

Bronze, Wood

Physical description

Bronze; wooden handle

Associations

Ratho Church
Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life (02 Jul 2022 - 30 Oct 2022)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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