Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
Paten
Object Number:
1928.22c
Date:
ca. 1854
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 x 4 3/8 in. ( 0.6 x 7.6 x 11.1 cm )
Silver Weight: 2 oz (troy) (62 g)
Marks:
engraved: front center: the arms of the Clarkson family, shield with a silver bend engraved with three rings, surmounted by an armor helmet and a dragon's head, surrounded by foliate scrolls and draped at the bottom with a banner that reads, "DEO FIDENDOM
Description:
Wrought silver paten from a pocket Communion Service; flat oval dish with raised sides and an applied, stepped rim; center of the dish engraved with the arms of the Clarkson family, shield with a silver bend engraved with three rings, surmounted by an armor helmet and a dragon's head, surrounded by foliate scrolls and draped at the bottom with a banner that reads, "DEO FIDENDOM" in roman letters; below the arms in gothic script, "A. V. C." over, "JUNE 1854" in roman letters; makers' marks on the base.
Gallery Label:
This portable communion set was owned by Augustus Vallette Clarkson (1828-1907), rector of the Church of St. Augustine in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. The communion set was likely a gift to Clarkson in 1854, the year of his ordination, and would have been used when ministering to parishioners in their homes or visiting those confined to hospitals or prisons.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
