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The Curfew Bell

Edgar Wilson British
before 1908
Not on view
A large bell hanging in a belfry with open shutters that offer a view of a tower. This print was reproduced in "The Pall Mall Magazine" in June 1908, illustrating an article titled "The Primate of All England, An Impression," by Harold Spender which describes the subjest as the curfew bell in the Lollards' Tower, Lambeth.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Curfew Bell
  • Artist: Edgar Wilson (British, 1861–1918)
  • Date: before 1908
  • Medium: Etching with plate tone
  • Dimensions: Plate: 5 × 3 15/16 in. (12.7 × 10 cm)
    Sheet: 7 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (19 × 15.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
  • Object Number: 1986.1180.1959
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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