Silver Plate
Bell's donation in 1563 of a silver cup was the founding gift establishing Gloucester Corporation's collection of plate. A silver gilt roundel dated 1563 bearing the arms of Bell were displayed at Gloucester Guildhall until 1986. It was part of a set of three given to the Corporation in 1906. A silver seal 2½" in diameter, was made in 1565 for St. Bartholomew's Hospital from a cup given to the Corporation by Bell. It depicted St.Bartholomew holding the symbols of his martyrdom. Bell redeemed plate pawned by the Dominican friars of the city.
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