Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2008.109.023 |
Object Name |
Chalice |
Title |
Chalice from Morrison United Church |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Year Range from |
1860 |
Year Range to |
1898 |
Artist |
Meriden Britannia Company |
Made |
Meriden B Co. |
Place of Origin |
Meriden, Connecticut, United States of America |
Description |
Communion set's silver-plated chalice. Its underside is stamped "MERIDEN B [star motif] COMPANY NO 1390" [also has a weigh-scale motif]. It is smooth-sided, with a round pedestal foot. It is 17.8 cm high, and its diameter at the top is 9.5 cm. The base diameter is 8.8 cm. See RELATED 2008.109.024 for a matching chalice. |
Makers mark |
Impressed: "[star motif] MERIDEN B [star motif] COMPANY NO 1390". [also has a balance scale motif] |
Provenance |
Manufactured by the Meriden Britannia Company of Meriden, Connecticut. It was founded in 1852, and by 1890 it had branches in Canada. This item dates to between 1860 and 1898. 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-17.8 Dia-9.5 cm |
Found |
Cedarville, Township of Southgate, Grey County |
People |
Morrison, John (Reverend) |
Subjects |
Religious articles Religious services Chalices Churches Communion Silverware |
Search Terms |
Morrison United Church (Cedarville) |