Maker
Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, 1831-present), manufacturer
Title
Portable Communion Service
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
cork (bark), silver, leather, gilding, glass Geography
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Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Rhode Island
Dimensions
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Box closed: 12.1 x 20 x 8.3 cm (4 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 3 1/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Each piece engraved in script: W.L.D.
Marks: Each piece marked on silver: sterling and lion/anchor/gothic G; chalice has year mark for 1898 and code #85; paten year marked 1898, code #85; both bottles have code #1675 and GORHAM, no date mark; wafer box has year mark for 1898 code #785; spoon year marked for 1897, code #785
Label: Carrying case has worn, illegible paper label on bottom and remnants of gold stamped lettering inside cover, illegible Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Alfred T. Morris, Jr.
Object Number
1996.26 Type
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