Box
- Object Name:
- Box
- Object ID:
- 1990.044.02.5
- Creator:
- The Westminster Press
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- 1925-1935
- Description:
- Communion Wafer Box, with wafers. Part of a set with case, plate, bottle, cups, and wafer box (1990.044.02.1-5). Silver-plated rectangular box with rounded edges and lid with D-shaped handle. Box bottom has "The Westminster Press Quadruple Plate Phila. PA." with "1200" stamped below. Inside are eight communion wafers, circular in shape with a crucifix and "INRI" stamped on one side.
A. Box. 60.17 grams, 2.12 oz.
B. Lid. 20.35 grams, 1.04 oz.
C. Wafers in plastic bag. 1.79 grams. - Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-2 W-1.6 L-2.625 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a traveling communion set used by Rev. William T. Knapp (1896-1983), Congregational minister in Winchester and Nashua, NH. Donated by Rev. William T. Knapp's three daughters.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Barbara Knapp Hamblett, Martha Knapp Cushman, and Margery Knapp MacRay
- People:
- Knapp, William T. (1896-1983)
- Subjects:
- Communion
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