Flagon, Communion
- Object Name:
- Flagon, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1900.015.01.2
- Creator:
- Yates, Richard
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1772-1824
- Description:
- Pewter Communion flagon. Cylindrical flagon with straight sides tapering from splayed, molded base to everted lip. Double-domed, hinged lid with turned down, molded flange, and no bezel. Turned finial. Handle is hollow, triple scrolled with D-shaped cross section and forked terminal. Extensions are present at upper and lower handle junctures. Thumb piece is open, curves inward over lid. Molded hinge plate having two overlapping rounded drops. A molded band encircles body above lower handle juncture. Impressed marks: four hallmarks to left of the upper handle juncture. First believed to read "R.Y". Another impressed mark on inner bottom surface: "YATES" in a rectangle. One of a pair.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-11.25 W-8 Dia-6.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Formerly belonging to the First Congregational Church, Alstead (now Alstead Center), NH. Deposited by the daughter of Whitney Breed (1810-1901), who was a longtime deacon of the church.
- Credit Line:
- On Deposit by Ella Breed Greene for the First Congregational Church, Alstead Centre, New Hampshire
- People:
- Yates, Richard, Breed, Whitney (1810-1901)
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