Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Paten
Object name
Paten
Date
1875-1900
Medium
Silver plate
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. ( 15.9 x 19.7 cm )
Description
Cast silver plated paten from a Bloomingdale Reformed Church Communion Service; circular, bowl-shaped body with a rolled lip; seated on a trumpet shaped pedestal, applied to a stepped and domed base; weighted; center of the bowl engraved with a foliate garland; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Hopper Strickler Mott
Object Number
1928.35b
Marks
stamped: on the base: in a circle around scales in a shield, "MERIDEN B * COMPANY* No 1390" in roman letters
Gallery Label
This paten was used as part of a Communion Service at the Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





