The Great Bell, Moscow (This monster bronze bell was intended as an addition to the great chime in the Ivan Tower. ... Soon after it was cast in 1735, a fire destroyed the building sheltering it, and cracked f a piece weighing nine tons.)

The Great Bell, Moscow (This monster bronze bell was intended as an addition to the great chime in the Ivan Tower. ... Soon after it was cast in 1735, a fire destroyed the building sheltering it, and cracked f a piece weighing nine tons.)

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William Wisner Chapin

Maker
American, 1851–1928

The Great Bell, Moscow (This monster bronze bell was intended as an addition to the great chime in the Ivan Tower. ... Soon after it was cast in 1735, a fire destroyed the building sheltering it, and cracked f a piece weighing nine tons.)

ca. 1909-1912
Gelatin silver transparency with applied color
Overall: 3 1/4 × 4 in. (8.3 × 10.2 cm)
Gift of Barbara Boyce
1986.0607.0057

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