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Communion Cup and Paten and Cover

Marked by: John Fawdery (free 1695)
English (London)
1714–15
Object Place: Europe, London, England

Medium/Technique Silver gilt
Dimensions H. 25 cm (9 13/16 in.); Diam of rim: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.); Weight: 802 gm (25 0z 16 dwt)
Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833–1914)
Accession Number33.102a-b
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver

DescriptionThe raised bell-shaped cup has a slightly flared rim and rests on a cylindrical stem on a domed, stepped foot. The stem is formed of two raised sections with a molded midband. The circular paten/cover has a molded raised rim and a molded ring at the center.
Marks Near rim amd repeated on paten, date letter t; Britannia; lion's head erased; maker's mark FA(Grimwade 662);
InscriptionsEngraved on the side of cup and on paten, the sacred monogram, engraved around the the foot of the cup and around the paten "Ex Dono Rollandi Williams in Templum Diva Maria in Antegua"; scratched on inside of foot, 1107.
ProvenanceAnonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: March 2, 1933).