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Chalice

Object Name:
Chalice
Object ID:
2017.014.025
Creator:
Haynes & Lawton
Place of Origin:
San Francisco, CA
Date:
circa 1870
Description:
Chalice, silver. Owned by Alice Cilley Stone (1849-1934) of Dunbarton, NH, around the time of her marriage in 1881. Round base with narrow stem attached to tapered conical cup. Several decorative rings on stem and base. Engraved floral scrollwork on cup, with "C" on one side. Gold wash on interior. Markings on bottom of foot "128"; "HAYNES & LAWTON / EXTRA PLATE / SAN FRANCISCO."
Material:
Silver
Dimensions:
H-6.5 Dia-3.3 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
Subjects:
Silver services
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