Communion chalice in the Gothic style

Manufacturer Francis W. Cooper

Date1850-1873

Geographic OriginNew York, New York | United States of America

MediumSilver, enamel

DimensionsHeight: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Diameter (rim): 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Diameter (foot): 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 2005 Friends of the Decorative Arts

Object number2005.21.3.1

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Object NameChalice

Title Details

Label Caption Title Communion chalice in the Gothic style

Primary Title Large chalice made for St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Newark, New Jersey

InscriptionsEngraved in gothic letters on top of the outer flat rim of the foot, "In Memory of / a great deliverance / Sept. 3rd AD 1873"; engraved under the foot in shaded gothic letters: "+ St Pauls [sic], Church, Newark, N.J."Marks and Labels/Stamps"F.W. COOPER/AMITY St. NY"Exhibition History"Style and Status in Sterling: American Silver", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (May 2017 - March 14, 2020)
"Style, Status, Sterling: The Triumph of American Silver", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (March 30, 2005 - January 2, 2006)

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