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Dutch, Groningen, Netherlands

Communion Beaker, ca. 1660

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Description

Maker

Culture

Dutch

Title

Communion Beaker

Year

ca. 1660

Medium

Silver

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

Height: 14 cm (5 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

mark for the city of Groningen, Netherlands

Place

Groningen, Netherlands

Type

Credit

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

Object Number

1992.051

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

European Galleries

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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