Plate, Communion
- Object Name:
- Plate, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1937.009.01.3
- Creator:
- Dixon & Son -- Manufacturer; Sherman, William C. -- Engraver
- Place of Origin:
- Sheffield, England
- Date:
- 1822-1835
- Description:
- Communion plate. Attributed to Dixon & Son, Sheffield, England. Britannia. Circular plate with flat bottom and stepped rim, having two flat surfaces. Applied gadrooned edge on upper surface. Engraved inscription on inner bottom surface: "Robert Fowle / First Rector of Holderness, / Eldest Son of Jacob and Mary (Howland) Fowle, / Was born in Newburyport, Mass., Aug. 31, 1766. / He was fitted (in part) at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., / And was graduated from Harvard University, 1786. / Ordained, by the Rt. Rev. Samuel Seabury, D.D., / Deacon, Dec. 13, 1789, St. James' Church, New London, Conn. / Priest, June 29, 1791, St. John's Church, Portsmouth, N.H. / Faithfully ministered, his life-long, in Holderness. / Died, in Holderness, Oct. 16, 1847." Christian symbols (crosses and crown) engraved above and beneath inscription. Part of a set.
- Material:
- Metal
Britannia - Dimensions:
- H-0.75 Dia-12 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. Engraving done by William C. Sherman (c.1837-) of Ashland, NH, c. 1879 (according to newspaper article -- copy in accession folder).
- Credit Line:
- On Loan from Harold A. Webster, Trinity Church, Holderness, N.H.
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