Accession No
1906.269
Description
Pewter communion cup. Deep, straight-sided bowl with straightedged rim; moulded, knopped stem; flat circular base, which is probably not original. The bowl is decorated with stippling, except for a bare oval section which may have had an applied decoration, and four symbols above it, depicting a flower, a lion, an acorn, and an unknown symbol.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; [Huntingdonshire]; St Neots; Hail Weston
Period
Post Medieval 17th century 1630-1650
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]; Rowlett, Alfred William [vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1906.269; X2527 [St. Ives Museum No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Pewter
Local Term
Measurements
150mm
Events
Context (Display)
Previously on long term loan to the Norris Museum, St Ives where its ID number is X2527. Returned in May 2015.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Acquisition Details)
Accession register notes that this chalice was 'B[ought] A.W. Rowlett, St. Neots.' and then purchased, presumably from Rowlett by the Cambridge Antiquarian Society to give to the museum.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A communion cup of pewter with deep, straight-sided bowl, moulded, knopped stem, and flat circular base. The base is probably not original.
Event Date 4/8/2014
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Pewter communion cup. Deep, straight-sided bowl with straightedged rim; moulded, knopped stem; flat circular base, which is probably not original. The bowl is decorated with stippling, except for a bare oval section which may have had an applied decoration, and four symbols above it, depicting a flower, a lion, an acorn, and an unknown symbol.
Event Date 18/1/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:267789
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