Flagon, Communion
- Object Name:
- Flagon, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1934.003
- Creator:
- Carpenter, Thomas
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- circa 1750
- Description:
- Communion flagon. Attributed to Thomas Carpenter, London, England. Pewter. Cylindrical flagon with straight sides tapering from splayed, molded base to molded lip. Double-domed, hinged lid with turned down, molded flange; very short bezel; turned finial. Hollow double-scrolled handle with D-shaped cross-section and bud terminal. Scroll thumbpiece, pierced at center and having shaped drop on inner surface. Molded hinge-plate having short drop with serpentine lower outline, and central dot at lowest point. Oval disk at lower handle juncture. Molded band encircling body below rounded body drop at upper handle juncture. Four impressed hallmarks to left of upper handle juncture. Impressed "X" above. "X" also incised on bottom.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-14 W-7.25 Dia-6.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a communion set used in the First Church of East Derry, NH.
- Credit Line:
- On Loan from First Church, Derry, N.H.
- People:
- Carpenter, Thomas
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