Brass bell souvenir from the First National Negro Business League meeting: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A brass souvenir bell. The main part of the bell is patinaed brass with an engraving along the bottom which reads [SOUVENIR / 1ST NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE HELD IN BOSTON AUG 23-24 1900 - ]. The handle is made out of rosewood and is dark brown.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1900
• Manufactured by: F. G. Stedman, American
• Subject of: National Negro Business League, American, 1901 - 1966
• Type: souvenirs
• Type: bells (idiophones)
• Medium: brass and rosewood
• Dimensions: H x W: 5 7/8 × 3 7/8 in. (14.9 × 9.8 cm)
• Dimensions: Diameter: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
• Place used: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Business
• Topic: U.S. History, 1865-1921
• Object number: 2014.63.41
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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