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Plate, Communion

Object Name:
Plate, Communion
Object ID:
1933.007.03
Place of Origin:
Meriden, CT
Date:
circa 1914
Description:
Communion Plate. Silver plate. One of a pair. Flat bottom, stepped up bouge, and wide, upsloping rim with turned-under edge. Marking: stamped in center of bottom, "MERIDEN / B.COMPANY" surrounding a scale inside a shield.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
H-0.875 Dia-9.625 inches
Provenance:
Part of a communion set reportedly used in the Lady Altar of the All Saints Church in Peterborough, NH. It came to the NHHS either directly from the church or by way of Mrs. William H. Schofield who was the donor of the church and much of its property.
Credit Line:
Gift of All Saints' Episcopal Church
Subjects:
Communion
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