Charger, Communion
- Object Name:
- Charger, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1931.005.02
- Creator:
- Robert Bush & Company -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Bristol and Bitton, England
- Date:
- 1790-1793
- Description:
- Communion charger. Made by Robert Bush & Company, Bristol and Bitton, England. Pewter. One of three matching chargers. Flat-bottomed, rounding spreading sides, and wide upcurving rim with rolled edge on inside. Marks: "RB" in script below antelope's head in stippled oval stamped twice above "LONDON" with hallmarks. Below, four hallmarks, partially unclear, first reading "&Co.", second a person, third a lion, and fourth a geometric flower shape.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-1.125 Dia-14.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a 14-piece communion set (plus basket that held the set), owned by the Congregational Church, Dunbarton, NH.
- Credit Line:
- On Deposit by the Congregational Church, Dunbarton, N.H.
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