Chalice, Communion
- Object Name:
- Chalice, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1937.009.01.1
- Creator:
- Dixon & Son -- Manufacturer; Sherman, William C. -- Engraver
- Place of Origin:
- Sheffield, England
- Date:
- 1822-1835
- Description:
- Communion Chalice. Attributed to Dixon & Son, Sheffield, England. Britannia. Inverted bell-shaped cup having flared, beaded lip. Supported on baluster stem, with central knop and splayed, molded foot of circular outline. Vertical seam visible on inner surface suggesting construction from rolled sheet metal. Engraved inscription on side of cup: "1789 / RF. / Holderness. / 1847". No maker's marks. One of a pair.
- Material:
- Metal
Britannia - Dimensions:
- H-7.5 Dia-4 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a set used in the Trinity Church (Episcopal) in Holderness, NH. Engraving "RF" and "Holderness" refers to the Reverend Robert Fowle, Minister at the Trinity Church.
- Credit Line:
- On Loan from Harold A. Webster, Trinity Church, Holderness, N.H.
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