Flagon, Communion
- Object Name:
- Flagon, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1936.015.01
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- 1810-1850
- Description:
- Communion Flagon. Britannia. Cylindrical flagon with straight sides tapering from splayed molded base to molded lip. Triple domed, hinged lid with bezel and turned down, molded flange. Urn shaped finial. Hollow double-scroll handle with D-shaped cross section. Plain scroll thumb piece with ogee profile; curving over lid. Molded hinge plate. Extensions at both handle junctures. Molded band below lower handle juncture. Curved spout with arched top enclosed except at outer end. Vertical seam on body, suggesting construction from rolled sheet metal. No mark. Part of a set.
- Material:
- Metal
Britannia - Dimensions:
- H-13.5 Dia-6.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a set used in the First Congregational Church, Goshen, NH.
- Credit Line:
- On Loan from the First Congregational Church, Goshen, N.H.
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