Beaker
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
These two beakers are thought to have been part of a pewter Communion service that once belonged to the First Congregational Church in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Pewter was often used in churches that could not afford silver for Communion vessels. The Jaffrey church purchased the service when Amos Fortune died in 1801 and bequeathed $100 to be spent on a handsome gift for the church. Fortune had come to America from Africa as a fifteen-year-old slave in 1725 and bought his freedom in 1769. By the time of his death at age ninety-one, he was a respected citizen of Jaffrey
Caption
Edward Danforth (American). Beaker, 1788–1794. Pewter, 5 1/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (13 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.118.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Maker
Title
Beaker
Date
1788–1794
Geography
Place made: Middletown, Connecticut, United States
Medium
Pewter
Classification
Dimensions
5 1/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (13 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
Markings
Partially impressed on inside bottom, figure-8 shaped stamp with beaded border containing lion rampant flanked by the letters "E" and "D"
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
45.10.118.1
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