Bell
Category
Metalwork
Date
1672
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
18.5 in (Diameter); 1.5 cwt (Weight)
Place of origin
Wellington
Collection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1181222
Summary
Clock Bell inscribed with the date 1672, the numerals being on four separate grounds, and with the same ornament repeated 3 times on the waist. The work of either Thomas Clibury II or William Clibury of Wellington in Shropshire. Weight between 1 cwt. and 1.5 cwt. A good casting and retains 5 of it's 6 canons.
Provenance
Part of the original bequest of the property in 1952.
Marks and inscriptions
Unknown: 1672