Set, Communion
- Object Name:
- Set, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1973.038.02 a-i
- Date:
- 1850 - 1870
- Description:
- Communion Set. Amethyst blown glass; ovoid body with lobed band, columnar stem and stepped, circular foot. Hinged, dome-shaped lid with round finial. Gold enamel bands on base; column and knob; remnant of gold enamel flowers painted around body and on top of lid. Hinged, pressed brass collars on top of body and bottom of lid. Stamped tin liner with large central circle for bottle surrounded by six smaller circles for communion cups. Colorless cylindrical blown glass bottle with curved shoulder, wide, flaring rim and ground glass stopper. Six colorless cylindrical blown glass communion cups.
- Material:
- Glass
Metal
Brass
Tin - Dimensions:
- H-10 Dia-5.4 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Helen Chaffee Elwell
- Subjects:
- Communion, Communion-cups, Religious articles, Ceremonies, Sacrament
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