Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chalice
Object name
Chalice
Date
1875-1900
Medium
Silver plate
Dimensions
Overall: 6 7/8 x 4 in. ( 17.5 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Cast silver plated chalice or Communion cup from a Bloomingdale Reformed Church Communion Service; deep bowl-shaped body with concave sides curving splayed top with a plain, applied rim: hour-glass shaped pedestal with a ring around the center on a circular, weighted foot; engraved, "R. D. C. H." in script on the base; no maker's marks.
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Hopper Strickler Mott
Object Number
1928.35f
Marks
engraved: on the base: "R. D. C. H." in script
Gallery Label
This chalice 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.
