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Child's Whistle with Bells
Child's Whistle with Bells
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Child's Whistle with Bells

Artist (American, 1735–1818)
Date1795–1800
Mediumsilver
Dimensions8.5 × 3 cm (3 3/8 × 1 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Markingson stem in decoration, script 'PR' in rectangle
Credit LineGift of The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of UnumProvident Corporation
Object number1999.486
DescriptionChild's whistle with a ring with four bells (originally six), bright-cut and engraved. There would have been a piece of coral on the end for teething.
ProvenanceNorton Asner, Baltimore Acquired from the above by the Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, UnumProvident, August 11, 1966 Gift of The Paul Revere Life Insurance company, a subsidiary of UnumProvident Corporation
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