Flagon, Communion
- Object Name:
- Flagon, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1920.007.01
- Creator:
- Reed & Barton -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Taunton, MA
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Communion flagon. Silver plated. Tall and cylindrical with slight taper from broad, hollow stepped-up base to molded lip. Raised, molded band near base, below lower handle juncture. Hinged, double-domed lid with flattened bulbous top dome. No bezel. Finial is tall, with six-sided geometric "lamp-shade" shape tapering to a small ball. Molded area on handle side of lid, where lid rests against handle when open. Spout is tapered from elaborate wavy body juncture to openning. D-shaped cross-section, covered except at open end. Handle is rounded double-C scroll shaped with lots of ornamentation. Ball shape between "C's" of handle. Ovals at top and bottom juncture with body and heart-shaped terminal. Engraved below spout: "Presented to. FIRST / F.W.B. CHURCH, / PITTSFIELD / by / Mrs. O.M. Sanborn." Markings: stamped on bottom: "MF'D & PLATED BY / REED & BARTON", and "8". Hand engraved on bottom: "2".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-14.5 W-8.75 D-6.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by donor, Pittsfield Baptist Church.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Pittsfield Baptist Church
- People:
- Sanborn, O. M., Reed, Henry, Barton, Charles E.
- Subjects:
- Communion
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