Tankard, Communion
- Object Name:
- Tankard, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1939.005.07
- Creator:
- Townsend, John -- Pewterer; Compton, Thomas -- Pewterer
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1780-1801
- Description:
- Communion Tankard. Pewter. Cylindrical body with straight sides tapering from splayed, reeded base; beaded lip. Double-domed, hinged lid with turned down molded flange; no bezel or finial. Open, upright thumb piece. Hollow double-scrolled handle with forked terminal, D-shaped cross section, molded hinge-plate, and slight extensions at junctures. Molded band above lower handle juncture, encircling body. Worn impressed marks on inner bottom surface: "TOWNSEND" in oval mark above lamb with dove.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-7.375 Dia-4.875 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a communion set used in the Congregational Church, Newmarket, New Hampshire. Pewter maker's mark identified by John Evans of the Pewter Collectors' Club, as Townsend & Compton, London.
- Credit Line:
- On Loan from Annie H. Dow, Newfields Congregational Church
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