Service bell owned by Eliza Kearns Jackson

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A service bell owned by Eliza Kearns Jackson. The brass tone metal desk bell is attached to a small marble pedestal. The bell has four main parts: the bell itself, an ornamental support, a base, and a button at the top. The base and the bell are plain. The base is round with a step at the top. Attached to the center of the base is a short, ornamental support for the bell that holds it above the base. The support is molded into a vase shaped, vertical piece with a trefoil shaped cut out at the center. The support is decorated with identical, mirroring, vine and tendril designs. The bell is umbrella-like in shape. The clapper is attached to the top center of the support and features thin stem attached to a four petal flower design at the bottom.

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