Covered chalice
Category
Silver
Date
1654 - 1655
Materials
Silver and gold
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Staunton Harold Church, Leicestershire
NT 426862
Summary
A pair of silver gilt covered chalices. Each chalice with a six sided incurving base coming to points formed out of six cast angels heads. The stepped base tapers to a six sided columnar support with a plain knop and crudely engraved central knop. The cover is stepped to a baluster neck and engraved above with a sunburst and surmounted by a cross and orb. The bowl is engraved with the inscription 'Christ the Shepherd'. This plate is related to plate made by the same goldsmith at Gloucester and Rochester Cathedrals, Fulham Palace and elsewhere. The communion cups and covered patens are particularly interesting in that, like certain other plate of the same period, they show an attempt to revive Gothic features associated with the work of the silversmiths of the fifteenth century. (Church Guide, last printed 1990 with additions 1990).
Provenance
The Chapel at Staunton Harold was presented to the National Trust by the 12th Earl Ferrers in 1954. A partial endowment was given by the Dulverton Trust, and the building was restored by public subscription and with a munificent grant from the Pilgrim Trust and grants from the Historic Churches Preservation Trust and the Incorporated Church Building Society. Currently on Loan
Marks and inscriptions
hallmark for London, 1654/5, maker's mark - hound sejant