Flagon, Communion
- Object Name:
- Flagon, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1905.006.01
- Creator:
- Trask, Oliver (1792-1847) -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Beverly, MA
- Date:
- 1832-1839
- Description:
- Communion flagon. Attributed to Oliver Trask (1792-1847), Beverly, MA. Britannia. Cylindrical flagon with straight sides tapering from splayed ovolo-molded base to slightly flared, molded lip. Domed, hinged lid with two incurved sections at base forming flange. No bezel, but has flattened ball finial. Plain scrolled thumb piece. Hollow S-scrolled handle with D-shaped cross-section. Heavy curved spout with enclosed arched top, having circular opening at outer end of top for pouring. Elaborate base moldings with incised lines for definition extend to height of 3.1" used lines define sections of cover, the rim of which is beaded. Vertical seam on body above molded base, suggesting construction from rolled sheet metal. No maker marks. Part of a set.
- Material:
- Metal
Britannia - Dimensions:
- H-12.6 W-10 Dia-6 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a set which was used by the Congregational Church of Thornton, New Hampshire, the beakers of which were marked "O. Trask."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Gardner Little
- People:
- Trask, Oliver (1792-1847)
- Subjects:
- Communion flagon, Communion, Religion
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