Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chalice
Object Number:
1964.71
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Pewter (Britannia metal)
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 6 5/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 17.8 x 16.8 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Britannia metal ecclesiastical standing cup or chalice; two scrolled handles; double- concave stem; stepped domed foot.
Gallery Label:
This chalice probably had a mate and a flagon.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
