Tankard, Communion
- Object Name:
- Tankard, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1932.007.01
- Creator:
- Fasson, John and Thomas
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1782-1798
- Description:
- Communion tankard. Pewter. Cylindrical tankard with straight sides tapering from splayed, molded base to thickened, flared lip. Double-domed, hinged lid with turned-down molded flange; small bezel; no finial. Plain scrolled thumbpiece, curving in over lid and with shaped drop on inner surface. Hollow S-scrolled handle with D-shaped cross-section, bud terminal and molded hinge-plate having short drop with serpentine lower outline and central dot at lowest point. Impressed mark at left of rounded body drop at upper handle juncture: upper case "W:[R]" below crown. Another impressed mark on inner bottom surface seems to read: "I & TF." upper case letters in rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-7.625 W-7 Dia-4.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a set used in the Middleton, NH, Congregational Church. John and Thomas Fasson worked as partners from 1782 to 1798.
- Credit Line:
- On Deposit by the Middleton Church, Middleton, N.H.
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