Chalice, Communion
- Object Name:
- Chalice, Communion
- Object ID:
- 1930.011.02.2
- Creator:
- Compton, Thomas & Townsend
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Communion Chalice. Attributed to Thomas & Townsend Compton, London, England. Pewter. One of a pair. Inverted bell-shaped cup with flared lip and two S-scrolled handles. Handles have D-shaped cross-section, rounded thumbgrip, rounded body drop at upper juncture, and slight extension at lower juncture. Cup supported on baluster stem and splayed, molded, domed foot of circular outline. Both foot and stem decorated with bands of incised grooves. Impressed "X" under a stylized crown (?) shape on inner bottom.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-7.5 W-7.25 Dia-4 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a communion set used in the Marlow Church, Marlow, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elgin S. Jones
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