A catalog of the antiquities and works of art, exhibited at Ironmongers' Hall, London, in the month of May, 1861 (1869)
London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, French, George Russell, 1803-1881, London (England). Ironmongers' Company · [S.l. : s.n.] · leaf 54
97, after enduringfor eleven centuries, fell before the conquering sword of Buonaparte, who incorporated Venicewith his kingdom of Italy. ExJiibitcd by Sir Percy Burrell, Bart., M.P. A Curfew, in copper; 22 inches wide, height without the handle 14 inches, depth 11 inches.On the front is embossed a… … Under the description of Mr. Reeds curfew, an account of the origin and use of this interestingrelic of by-gone times is given. With poets the curfew is a favourite theme, by which word theyimply the bell, so called from the cause of its being rung at a certain hour. The opening lineof Grays Elegy…
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