Plate, Communion
- Object Name:
- Plate, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1968.053.02
- Creator:
- Fasson & Son
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1784-1810
- Description:
- Communion plate. Made by Fasson & Son, London, England. Pewter. Circular dish with flat bottom and flat rim with upward curving, single reeded edge. Incised line encircling inner bottom surface at base of booge. Impressed marks on bottom: "FASSON / SON" in circular mark enclosing sword, heart, and horseshoe against a stippled background; "LONDON:" in a rounded cornered rectangle cartouche. Four hallmarks, the last of which is a clear "SE" (pewterer Samuel Ellis, working dates 1721-1773, previously used this mark). The first cartouche is worn and appears to be an animal (sheep or wolf); the third cartouche is an individual with a shield, all of which is worn. The second cartouche is too worn to see. Paper label on bottom exterior with loan information: "FREEWILL BAPTIST / Church, / NEW DURHAM, N. H." Hammer marks on booge exterior. Linen marks on exterior rim.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-1.1 Dia-15 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a set used in the Free Will Baptist Church, New Durham, NH. This piece has a London, England pewterer's mark, Fasson & Son.
- Credit Line:
- On Loan from the Free Will Baptist Church
- People:
- Fasson, John, Fasson, Thomas
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