Communion cup Maker: Ebenezer Moulton (American, 1768–1824)

1815

American Decorative Arts

Not on view
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

Height: 9 1/16 in. (23 cm)
Width, foot: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Diam. rim: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Vincent D. Andrus, Jr., B.A. 1963, and Caroline Andrus in memory of Dorelle Moulton Andrus Tanner

Accession Number

2018.95.1

Geography

Made in Boston, Massachusetts

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
New South Church Society, Boston. William A. Moulton (1891–1956), Kenilworth, Illinois; by descent to his daughter Dorelle Moulton Andrus, Greenwich, Conn.; by descent in her family; by gift to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2018
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2018), 8
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Marks

Struck incuse on one vertical edge of foot, "MOULTON"

Inscriptions

Engraved on side of bowl "Presented by the / Sisters of the New South Church, / for its / Communion Service, Jany. 1st, 1815."

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