Flagon, Communion
- Object Name:
- Flagon, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1959.075.02.1
- Creator:
- Trask, Israel (1786-1867) -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Beverly, MA
- Date:
- 1830-1842
- Description:
- Communion Flagon. Made by Israel Trask (1786-1867), Beverly, MA. Britannia. Cylindrical flagon, lighthouse shaped with straight sides tapering from splayed, molded base to slightly flared, simply molded lip. Domed, hinged lid, with two incurved sections at base forming flange; drilled hole on side closest to hinge; no bezel; flattened ball finial. Outer hinge plate trapezoidal with three sides beveled at edge. Plain scrolled thumbpiece. Hollow double-scrolled handle with D-shaped cross-section. Curved spout with enclosed arched top having circular opening at outer end of top for pouring. Two adjoining convex bands at top of base outlined by two single beads. Band with four reeds below rounded body drop at upper handle juncture. Vertical seam on body above handle juncture. Several incised lines defining sections of cover. Vertical seam on body above molded base suggesting construction from rolled sheet metal. Impressed mark on outer surface of bottom: "I.TRASK" in rectangle. Scratched inscription on bottom appears to read: "No 3 / Abr / XdgX."
- Material:
- Metal
Britannia - Dimensions:
- H-12.875 W-9 Dia-5.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a set of communion pieces used in the Baptist Church of Sunapee, NH. Bequest of Harry Elmore Hurd (1889-1958), poet and cleric, of Massachusetts and Plaistow, NH. Harry Hurd's family had a long history in Sunapee (formerly Wendell), NH, including his grandfather, Sylvanus Hurd (1831-1902), great-grandfather, Ira Hurd (1798-1880), and their extensive families.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Harry Elmore Hurd
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