Object number
51/563
Collection
Description
This is a very small clucket sheep bell. It is made of sheet iron and lacquered with brass, and has leather yoke and straps joined by bone lockyers. The sides are straight and sloping and the crown is pierced by two staples. Bells were used by shepherds to help them locate their sheep.
Physical description
1 clucket sheep bell; metal [iron], leather and bone; fair condition
Archival history
Lavinia Smith Catalogue (D60/28) - 'A list of the contents of the East Hendred museum. July 5 1940 // Shepherd's Andrews's "ship tackle" // 4-12. Nine clucket bells with their harness' (Smith's description could be in reference to any of the clucket bell's in the collection - even those which no longer have leather straps)
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_284.tif - High resolution image
