<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>The silver bell and other curiositys and gems as seen in Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole, previous to their dispersion by public auction 1842 / [art original]</dc:title><dc:creator>Bell, E., artist</dc:creator><dc:date>[ca. 1842]</dc:date><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:description>Depiction of several items from Horace Walpole's collection that were sold at the Strawberry Hill Sale of 1842. Sitting on a table draped in a red tablecloth, surrounded by other items, is the silver bell that was once attributed to Benvenuto Cellini. Shields, urns, a book, a decorated hunting horn, and an ornate dagger occupy the floor in front of the table. To the right are several pieces of armor, on the floor beneath a stained glass window; wooden cases in the Gothic style are seen in the background</dc:description><dc:description>Title from contemporary note in ink, on a separate sheet mounted below image.</dc:description><dc:description>Statement of responsibility written in ink on mounting sheet, beneath lower right corner or image. Artist "E.B." identified as E. Bell in local card catalog record.</dc:description><dc:description>Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration.</dc:description><dc:description>Mounted on page 299 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>