Flagon, Communion
- Object Name:
- Flagon, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1920.008.01.1
- Place of Origin:
- United States probably
- Date:
- 1810-1840
- Description:
- Communion Flagon. Britannia. Cylindrical, lighthouse shaped with straight sides tapering from splayed, molded base to molded lip. Triple-domed, hinged lid with bezel and turned-down flange having decorative incised lines. Broad urn-shaped finial. Hollow double-scroll handle with D-shaped cross-section. Plain scroll thumb piece. Molded hinge-plate. Curved spout with inner half of arch top enclosed. Two molded bands on body, above and below lower handle juncture. Rounded body drop at upper handle juncture. Vertical seam on body, suggesting construction from rolled sheet metal. No maker's marks.
- Material:
- Metal
Britannia - Dimensions:
- H-13.5 W-8.75 Dia-6.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned and used by the South Acworth Church, South Acworth, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the South Acworth Church, New Hampshire
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