Flagon, Communion
- Object Name:
- Flagon, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1966.069.02
- Creator:
- Reed & Barton -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Taunton, MA
- Date:
- 1855-1875
- Description:
- Communion flagon. Made by Reed & Barton, Taunton, MA. Britannia. Cylindrical, lighthouse shaped with straight sides tapering from large splayed molded base to slightly flared lip with simply molded outer surface. Double-domed, hinged lid with incurved flange and with bezel; no finial. Hollow S-scroll handle, with D-shaped cross-section, and heart-shaped terminal. An oval molded medallion at lower juncture. Rounded body drop at upper juncture. Long, pointed drop from hinge-plate with scalloped outline. Solid thumbpiece curved over cover with ogee profile. Curved spout with arched top, enclosed except at tip. Band above lower handle juncture, composed of two beads. Vertical seam on body above molded base, suggesting construction from rolled sheet metal. Impressed marks on bottom: "6", "2", and "REED & BARTON".
- Material:
- Metal
Britannia - Dimensions:
- H-10 W-9.25 Dia-5.625 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a set used in the Enfield Universalist Church, Enfield, NH. Gift of Nellie L. (Mrs. Howard Richards) Pierce (1895-1976) of Enfield, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Nellie L. Pierce
- People:
- Pierce, Nellie L. (1895-1976)
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