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Unknown Maker, Dutch

Communion Beaker
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Maker

Unknown Maker, Dutch

Culture

Dutch

Title

Communion Beaker

Year

ca. 1660

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silver

Geography

Place Made: Groningen, Netherlands

Dimensions

Height: 14 cm (5 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: mark for the city of Groningen, Netherlands

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Franklin W. Robinson

Object Number

1992.051

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

In Protestant churches in the Netherlands, beakers like this one were used to serve the consecrated wine during Holy Communion. The finely executed spiked collar around the beaker’s base recalls the crown of thorns placed upon Jesus’s head at his crucifixion. Elegantly flared, the form is engraved with intricate scrollwork and three personifications of Christian virtue: Fortitude carries a pillar, Hope stands with an anchor by her side, and Justice holds a sword in one hand and scales in the other.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Dutch
Communion Beaker, ca. 1660
Silver
Height: 14 cm (5 1/2 inches)
Anonymous gift in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Franklin W. Robinson 1992.051

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