Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2008.109.022 |
Object Name |
Flagon |
Title |
Communion Set Flagon |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Year Range from |
1857 |
Year Range to |
1877 |
Artist |
Rogers, Smith & Co. |
Made |
Rogers, Smith & Co. |
Place of Origin |
Newhaven, New York, United States of America |
Description |
Communion set's silver-plated flagon. Its belled underside is stamped with "ROGERS, SMITH & CO. / N0 / 1390 / NEWHAVEN NY". It is 36.5 cm high at its finial. Its base is 17.5 cm in diameter and the flagon is about 25 cm wide. It has a hinged lid, which can stay open independantly. The lid has a six-sided, tapering finial with a small ball top. The spout is mostly covered by a smooth, silver-plated area. There is decorative casting underneath the spout, but most of the flagon is smooth. The silverplated handle is ornate, and its lower end has a flattish, heart-shaped area. |
Makers mark |
Stamped on the belled underside with "ROGERS, SMITH & CO. / N0 / 1390 / NEWHAVEN NY". |
Provenance |
Manufactured by Rogers, Smith & Co. of Newhaven, New York. This company was founded in 1857 by William Rogers Sr. and George W. Smith. They were bought by the Meriden Britannia Co. sometime between 1863-1877. This item dates to the years during which the company was operational. It belonged to Morrison United Church, in Cedarville, Grey County. The church was built on the site of a former church in 1899-1900; it was initially a Presbyterian Church, and became a United Church in 1924-1925. It was named in honour of the Reverend John Morrison, who was a Presbyterian minister in the area in the 19th-century. The church's last minister was Marianne Leach Hoffer. It closed in 2008. |
Collection |
Religious Collection |
Material |
Silver-plated metal |
Dimensions |
H-14.37 W-6.89 L-9.843 inches |
Found |
Cedarville, Township of Southgate, Grey County |
People |
Morrison, John (Reverend) |
Subjects |
Communion Churches Religious articles Silverware Presbyterians |
Search Terms |
Cedarville Morrison United Church (Cedarville) |