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Communion Plate

1831-1832 (made)
Artist/Maker
Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd. (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

One of a pair of silver-gilt communion plates in gothic style, marked for Edward, John and William Barnard, London, 1831/2 Engraved with the Sacred Monogram and the Royal Coat of Arms.

Object details

Categories
Christianity
Royalty
Metalwork
Silver
Object type
Communion plate
Materials and techniques
Silver-gilt; engraving, applied ornament
Silver
Gold
Gilding
Engraving
Brief description
Communion plate, silver-gilt, London, London hallmarks for 1831-32, mark of Edward Barnard & Sons.
Physical description
One of a pair of silver-gilt communion plates in a Gothic style, part of a set. Scalloped edge with applied gothic tracery around border, the rim engraved with the Royal Arms, sacred monogram 'IHS' in a rayed surround engraved in the centre. Maker's mark and London hallmarks stamped on base. Made by Edward Barnard & Sons, English (London), 1831
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.7cm
  • Weight: 515g
Style
Gothic Revival
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • The sacred monogram 'IHS' engraved in the centre, in a rayed surround
    Translation
    'IHS' a monogram for the name Jesus, denotes 'Iesus Hominum Salvator', or 'Jesus, Saviour of Men'
  • Underside of dish stamped with five marks, the maker's mark for Edward Barnard and Sons (E, E, W, J around B in a quatrefoil-shaped punch); the lion passant; the leopard's head; the date letter for the London assay year 1831-32; and the duty mark.
  • London hallmarks for 1830-32
  • Mark of Edward Barnard for Barnards
Gallery label
COMMUNION PLATE
Silver-gilt
LONDON: hallmark 1831-32
Mark: Edward Barnard & Sons

This plate (from a set) was presented to Mapledurham Church in 1831, by the Vicar, the Reverend Lord Augustus Fitz-Clarence (1805-54), the fifth son of William IV by the actress Mrs Jordan. Each piece is engraved with the sacred monogram with a cross, the Royal Arms is engraved above, debruised with a baton.

Credit line
Lent by Mapledurham Church by the Rector and churchwardens of Caversham, Reading, Berkshire
Object history
Presented to Mapledurham Church, Oxfordshire in 1831 by the Vicar, the Reverend Lord Augustus Fitz-Clarence (1805-1854), an illegitimate son of William IV
Associations
Fitz-Clarence, Reverend Lord Augustus
Mapledurham
Summary
One of a pair of silver-gilt communion plates in gothic style, marked for Edward, John and William Barnard, London, 1831/2 Engraved with the Sacred Monogram and the Royal Coat of Arms.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
LOAN:MAPLEDURHAM CH.7

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O295560/communion-plate-edward-barnard/
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