Flagon, Communion
- Object Name:
- Flagon, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1967.054.01
- Creator:
- Leonard, Reed & Barton -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Taunton, MA
- Date:
- 1837-1840
- Description:
- Communion Flagon. Britannia. Cylindrical flagon with straight sides tapering from large, molded base to slightly flared lip, molded on outer surface. Triple-domed, hinged lid with incurved flange and with bezel, no finial. Hollow S-scroll handle, rounded in cross-section, with detached rounded terminals at both upper and lower juncture. Solid upright thumbpiece with S-shaped sides and concave top. Long tongue-shaped drop from hinge-plate with cusped tip. Curved spout with arched top, enclosed except at tip. Molded band with central torus predominant, located just above lower handle juncture. Vertical seam on body above molded base, suggesting construction from rolled sheet metal. Impressed marks on bottom: "LEONARD REED & BARTON".
- Material:
- Metal
Britannia - Dimensions:
- H-10.875 Dia-6.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Alstead-Langdon Universalist Church, Alstead, NH.
- Credit Line:
- On Permanent Loan from the Alstead-Langdon Universalist Church
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