Chalice, Communion

Object Name:

Chalice, Communion

Object ID:

1958.041.02

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

circa 1864

Description:

Communion Chalice. Silver. Bell-shaped cup with molded rim attached to a simple stem that widens into a flared base with an inscribed line midway up it and a beaded line near edge. Cup is mostly covered with a textured pattern resembling a basket weave, with a band of untextured surface near rim and stem. Each untextured band has an inscribed line near its midpoint, but closer to the border with textured surface. Untextured area on front bordered with engraved scrolls and leaves, in which is engraved: "J.C.A. Hill". Marks: "16/VF" stamped on inside of stem, viewed from the bottom. Hand etched with numbers, letters, and geometric shapes. "#16 4/12"; the remainder are difficult to read and resemble a mathematical formula.

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

H-6 Dia-3.1 inches

Provenance:

Donated by the Concord, NH, Unitarian Church, where it was presumably used. Inscribed to Joseph Chaffin Appleton Hill (1821-1901), who was superintendent of the Sunday School of the Second Congregational (Unitarian) Society, Concord, 1860s. He left for San Francisco in 1864 to represent the Abbot-Downing Company there. He married Ellen Downing (1828-1917), daughter of Lewis Downing of the Abbot-Downing Company. This pitcher may have been to commemorate the end of Hill's term at the Church.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Unitarian Church of Concord

People:

Hill, Joseph C. A. (1821-1901)

Subjects:

Communion