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Communion Cup and Cover


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Communion Cup
  • Cover (Closure)
Gallery label
COMMUNION CUP AND PATEN COVER
Silver-gilt
LONDON: hallmark 1732-33
Mark: William Darker
Probably used for administering the sacrament to the sick and elderly. The bowl, which resembles a shape popular in the 1660s and 1670s, is engraved: "Wm'; Streeke Jno (john) Bartholomew: Church Wardens 1732."
Given by the Guardians of the Poor for the Parish of Chelsea, 1930.
M.52-1930.
Credit line
Given by the Guardians of the Poor for the Parish of Chelsea, 1930.
Collection
Accession number
M.52-1930

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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