Collection Highlights
The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak)
1844
1858.75
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chalice
Object name
Chalice
Date
1820-1850
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 6 5/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 17.8 x 16.8 x 10.5 cm )
Description
Britannia metal ecclesiastical standing cup or chalice; two scrolled handles; double- concave stem; stepped domed foot.
Credit Line
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number
1964.71
Gallery Label
This chalice probably had a mate and a flagon.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.