Communion Flagon

Description:

Dome lidded, straight tapered spouted flagon with flattened ball knop, chairback thumbpiece and inset curved spout with fixed cover and pouring hole; engraved below spout in script "To the First Methodist Church / in Greenfield by David S Jones / Jan\y 1835". Banded rim, quadruple-reeded fillet on upper body and double-wide band above the flared base; slightly concave bottom with raised center. Thumbpiece is placed below the three-knuckle hinge on the plain, hollow, D-section, S-curve handle with pointed terminal; small oval attachment. Body perforated at spout. Struck once on bottom underside "I TRASK" in raised serif letters inside a rectangle.

One of four pieces - a flagon, pair of chalices and baptismal bowl, 1986.0027.62-.65 - from the First Methodist Church of Greenfield, MA.

Date Made: 1835Engraved Date: 1835-01

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, BeverlyPlace Used: United States: Massachusetts, Greenfield

Subject: Church

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Religion

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Bequest of Dr. Joseph H. Kler

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1986.0027.62Accession Number: 1986.0027Catalog Number: 1986.0027.62

Object Name: flagon

Physical Description: pewter (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 3/4 in x 9 in x 6 in; 32.385 cm x 22.86 cm x 15.24 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-dc16-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1050394

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