C.S.S. Virginia Bell
Artist
Unknown
CultureAmerican
MediumBrass and bronze
DimensionsOverall: 16 x 13 1/4 in. (40.6 x 33.7 cm)
InscribedBrass bell with the following inscription: Ship Bell of Ironclad Merrimac
Credit LineGift of Mrs. W.E. Darden in memory of her father, W.C. Brooks
Object number53.40.24
Not on view
DescriptionRemains of a brass bell said to have come from the U.S.S. Merrimac (C.S.S. Virginia). At one time this bell hung in the belfry of St. Paul's Church, Portsmouth, Virginia and was damaged when this church burned.Exhibition HistoryHampton Roads Naval Museum
ca. 1890
