THE SHIP'S BELL FROM SWEDISH MERCHANT SHIP SOLIDEO GLORIA (1782)
cast in bell metal with foliate decoration and inscribed in the round SOLIDEO GLORIA ME FECIT ERIK LINDEMAN GEDANI / DE LONGE GOTTFRIED AN / LONGE CHRISTIAN: / ANNO 1782 (lacking section of crown top and clapper, overall wear) -- 13in. (33cm.) high

Provenance: Swedish ships' bells appear to be unique in that they bear the name of the ship's owner as well as the maker of the bell, in this instance the ship's owner in Erik Lindeman and the maker is thought to be Christian.

Condition Report
Appears to be in salvage condtion, but detailed history unknown. The text translates as: ERIK LINDEMAN MADE ME FOR THE GLORY OF GOD or FOR THE GLORY OF THE ONLY GOD.

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