Communion Cup
1724-1725 (made)
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This silver-gilt communion cup would have been used in Protestant worship to serve the consecrated wine during Holy Communion. The gilding adds to its splendour. The outer bowl is engraved with the sacred monogram I.H.S. (an abbreviation of the name of Jesus). This is surrounded by the sun in splendour and the inscription 'Given by Sir John Astley Bart to the church of Pateshull ano 1723’.
The cup forms part of a set of communion plate. It would have included a paten, or plate, to serve the consecrated bread.
Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751), who supplied the set, was one of the most important English silversmiths of the period. He was the son of French Protestant parents who fled to England to escape religious persecution. By the time this piece was made he was goldsmith to George I. De Lamerie subcontracted the paten to Peter Ley, another London goldsmith.
The cup forms part of a set of communion plate. It would have included a paten, or plate, to serve the consecrated bread.
Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751), who supplied the set, was one of the most important English silversmiths of the period. He was the son of French Protestant parents who fled to England to escape religious persecution. By the time this piece was made he was goldsmith to George I. De Lamerie subcontracted the paten to Peter Ley, another London goldsmith.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt; raised |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt communion cup stamped with maker's mark of Paul de Lamerie, English (London), 1724-5 |
| Physical description | A tall, silver-gilt communion cup with everted lip, engraved on side with the sacred monogram 'IHS', above an applied wire moulding. Tall stem with shouldered knop and high-stepped foot. Stamped with maker's mark of Paul de Lamerie, English (London), 1724-5 |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Gallery label | COMMUNION CUP Silver-gilt LONDON Hallmark 1724-25.
Mark: Paul de Lamerie.
The tall standing cup form appealed to Lamerie who used its proportions and moulding for most of his communion cups from 1717 to 1747. The bowl is engraved above the waist with the sacred monogram and beneath the foot: 'Given by Sir John Astley Bart. To the Church of Pateshull Ano 1725'.
Lent by the Vicar and Churchwardens of St Mary's, Patshull, Staffordshire, No. 1(1974) |
| Credit line | Lent by The Vicar and Churchwardens of St. Mary's, Patshull, Staffordshire |
| Object history | This cup, together with other communion plate (a paten and a flagon) were presented to Patshull church by Sir John Astley, 2nd Baronet of Patshull, Staffordshire. The church was built around 1742-43 to designs by the architect James Gibbs. Astley, whose father Richard, 1st Baronet, had died in 1688 when he was one year old, also commissioned Gibbs to design a new family mansion, Patshull Hall. This was completed in 1754-58 by William Baker. |
| Historical context | Paul de Lamerie provided church silver from 1717 to 1750. It is probable that the work was sub-contracted and that the communion cups, patens, and flagons were supplied by an out-worker. |
| Production | The maker's mark of Paul de Lamerie |
| Summary | This silver-gilt communion cup would have been used in Protestant worship to serve the consecrated wine during Holy Communion. The gilding adds to its splendour. The outer bowl is engraved with the sacred monogram I.H.S. (an abbreviation of the name of Jesus). This is surrounded by the sun in splendour and the inscription 'Given by Sir John Astley Bart to the church of Pateshull ano 1723’. The cup forms part of a set of communion plate. It would have included a paten, or plate, to serve the consecrated bread. Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751), who supplied the set, was one of the most important English silversmiths of the period. He was the son of French Protestant parents who fled to England to escape religious persecution. By the time this piece was made he was goldsmith to George I. De Lamerie subcontracted the paten to Peter Ley, another London goldsmith. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:PATSHULL.1 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2006 |
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