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Communion Cup

Date1750-1800
MediumCast pewter
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter at top): 4 5/16 x 3 7/8in. (11 x 9.8cm)
ClassificationsMetalware
Credit LineGift of the heirs of Robert E. Upson
Object number1975.54.4
DescriptionCast pewter Communion cup, or beaker, part of a Communion service consisting of a tankard (.1) and a communion cup (.4). The communion cup has a flared rim, straight tapered sides, and a molded base. The cup has a band of incised molding immediately below the rim. The cup is lightly tarnished, and it has some light dirt adhered to the interior. The exterior and underside have many small scratches.
Status
Not on view
1977.8.1
Thomas Danforth Boardman and Sherman Boardman
1810-1820
Gift of Mrs. Leverett Brainard, in memory of her husband and her husband's sister, Lucy A. Brai ...
Samuel Minott
about 1770
Flagon
Thomas Danforth Boardman and Sherman Boardman
1810-1820
1977.8.4
Thomas Danforth Boardman and Sherman Boardman
1810-1820
Gift of Mrs. Leverett Brainard, in memory of her husband and her husband's sister, Lucy A. Brai ...
Samuel Minott
about 1770
Profile of 1974.56.2.1-.3 and a fourth mug from the communion set, privately owned.
Frederick Bassett
made 1780-1785, dated 1776
Cup
Unknown
1750-1800
Gift of Albert C. Bates, 1950.364.2-.3  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Thomas Danforth Boardman and Sherman Boardman
1825-1827
Beaker
Unknown
1780-1820
Lent by the First Church of Christ, 1992.21.0  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2014 The Connec ...
William Cowell Sr.
about 1710, engraving added 1727
Flagon
Meriden Britannia Company
about 1861