Memorial card for Susan Bell: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This memorial card has metallic copper and silver ink printed on a black card mount. The card reads "TO THE MEMORY OF / Susan Bell / the Beloved Wife of Rev. G.H.S. Bell / DIED / Mar. 5, 1894 / AGED / 58y, 5d." A poem is printed on the bottom half of the card. The reverse of the card is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: March 5, 1894
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Susan Bell, Bermudian American, 1836 - 1894
• Type: memorial cards
• Medium: ink on pasteboard
• Dimensions: H x W: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
• Place used: Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Christianity
• Topic: Funeral customs and rites
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Religious rituals and ceremonies
• Topic: The Black Church
• Object number: 2009.31.9
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Keith M. Jones in honor of Lonnie Bunch
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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