Chalice
1857-1858 (made)
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This chalice is part of an altar set designed for St Mary's, Colton by the architect G.E.Street who almost completely rebuilt the church between 1851-2. Ellen Oldham (1803-1883), a church warden contributed to the cost of the church restoration and commissioned the altar set.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt with enamels and gem stones |
| Brief description | Chalice, silver, parcel gilt, enamel and gem stones, London hallmarks for 1857-1858, mark of John Keith |
| Physical description | Silver-gilt chalice with enamels and gem stones. |
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| Gallery label | George Edmund Street
George Edmund Street was a leading architect of the Gothic Revival. He had an extensive business based mainly on church building and restoration but also undertook
important civic work, like the Law Courts in London. Street did not restrict himself to designing the buildings themselves. He involved himself in every detail of church furnishings, including ironwork, stained glass and embroideries. In 1856 the Ecclesiological Society appointed him superintendent of their church plate scheme, a role that also brought him many new commissions.
Altar Set of Flagon, Chalice and Paten
The altar set was used during the service of Holy Communion. Participants were offered the consecrated wine from the chalice and the bread from the paten.
The designer, George Edmund Street, was a leading architect of the Gothic Revival. Although he also did important civic work, his extensive business was based mainly on church building and restoration. Besides the architecture, Street involved himself in every detail of the furnishings, including ironwork, stained glass and embroideries.
He restored St Mary’s, Colton, in 1851–2 and a few years later designed this
altar set. One of the churchwardens, Ellen Oldham, contributed to the cost of the
restoration and commissioned the silver, giving her own jewels to enrich the chalice.
London, England, 1857–8; designed by
G.E. Street (1824–81), made by John Keith
(active about 1848 – about 1874)
Silver gilt, the chalice set with semi-precious
stones
Lent by St Mary the Virgin, Colton(22/11/2005) |
| Credit line | Lent by St. Mary the Virgin, Colton |
| Object history | This chalice was part of an altar set designed for St Mary's, Colton by the architect G.E.Street who almost completely rebuilt the church between 1851-2. Ellen Oldham (1803-1883), a church warden, contributed to the cost of the church restoration and commissioned the altar set. |
| Summary | This chalice is part of an altar set designed for St Mary's, Colton by the architect G.E.Street who almost completely rebuilt the church between 1851-2. Ellen Oldham (1803-1883), a church warden contributed to the cost of the church restoration and commissioned the altar set. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:COLTON.1-2004 |
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| Record created | November 16, 2004 |
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