Token, Communion
- Object Name:
- Token, Communion
- Object ID:
- 2002.023.21
- Place of Origin:
- NH
- Date:
- 1750-1800
- Description:
- Communion token. Lead. Probably from First Parish Congregational Church, East Derry, NH, 18th century. Flat and rectangular, with irregular top edge. Obverse marked "LD" in a serrated rectangle. No marks visible on reverse. Heavily oxidized.
- Material:
- Metal
Lead - Dimensions:
- H-0.6 W-0.8 D-0.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection. Found among Frances Perry Dudley's genealogical correspondence; with handwritten note: "Communion Token used in New Hampshire, given to me by Fred's father to put in among my medals."
Probably from the First Parish Congregational Church, East Derry, NH; formerly a Presbyterian Church known as the First Parish Church in Londonderry. Early Londonderry encompassed the area that is now East Derry. "LD" probably refers to Londonderry. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Shepard, Jr., in memory of Mr. Shepard's mother and maternal grandmother
- People:
- Dudley, Frances P. (1861-1953)
- Subjects:
- Communion
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