Tankard, Communion
- Object Name:
- Tankard, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1968.025.01
- Place of Origin:
- Possibly New England
- Date:
- 1775-1800
- Description:
- Communion tankard. Pewter. Cylindrical with straight sides tapering from slightly splayed, molded base to molded lip. Double-domed, hinged lid with horizontal flange decorated with concentric, incised circles; short bezel; no finial. Knurled and scrolled thumbpiece. Scroll handle with D-shaped cross-section, integral hinge-plate having drop with trapezoidal handle juncture. Upper case letters "AS" pricked into surface of drop from hinge-plate. No maker's marks.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-6.375 W-7 Dia-4.625 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a set said to have been used in the Bradford Center, NH, Congregational Church, given in memory of Deacon Greeley M. Cressey (1818-1897).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Descendants of Deacon Greeley Cressey
- People:
- Cressey, Greeley (1818-1897)
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