Antique Mission Santa Barbara Souvenir Handbell

Exquisite antique bronze bell, souvenir of Mission Santa Barbara in southern California. Incredibly lovely, clear, high pitched, resounding ring. Designed by Mrs. A.S.C. Forbes and cast by her Forbes Foundry of Los Angeles between 1914 and 1937.

2 3/4 inches tall, 2 inch diameter. Excellent condition with a luscious patina.

Designed and cast by Mrs. A.S.C. Forbes of the Forbes Foundry of Los Angeles, California between 1914 and 1937. Forbes visited many of the missions and sketched what she could see of the bells hanging in the towers, replicating them in miniature in her foundry. 

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