The Nine Original Bells
- Title:
- The Nine Original Bells
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- 1908
- Acquisition Date:
- 1908
- Location:
- Entrance, McGraw Tower, Cornell University
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- artsdb_0698
- Accession Number:
- W84-142.3
- File Name:
- artsdb_0698.jpg
- Work Type:
- plaques (flat objects)
- Subject:
- McGraw Tower (Cornell University)
Bells - Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- "Four new bells added in 1908: 1st. The humble mind: On earth there is nothing great but men In man there is nothing great but mind. 2nd. Knowledge: Happy is the man that findeth wisdom And the man that getteth understanding. 3rd. Beauty: A thing of beauty is a joy forever. 4th. Virtue: Whatsoever things are True, Honest, Just, Pure, Lovely, Of good report, If there by any Virtue and Praise think on these things." Inscription, entrance to McGraw Tower.
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.