Communion Cup and Cover (Paten)

Maker: Maker's mark IP, English
Date: 1573
Material: Silver
made in: London, Greater London, England, Europe
Classification: Containers, metalwork
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: On View, Gallery 124
Dimensions: 8 x 3 1/4 in. (20.3 x 8.3 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 67:1924a,b

by 1911 - 1924
The Right Honorable Samuel Montagu, 1st Lord Swaythling (1832-1911), England; and family, by inheritance [1]

1924/05/06
At auction, "The Swaythling Collection of Silversmith's Work," Christie, Manson, & Woods, London, England, May 6, 1924, lot no. 117 [2]

1924
Veitch, London, England [3]

1924 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Veitch, London, England [4]

Notes:
[1] At auction, "The Swaythling Collection of Silversmith's Work," Christie, Manson, & Woods, London, May 6, 1924, lot no. 117.

[2] See note [1].

[3] Per invoice dated September 29, 1924 [SLAM document files].

[4] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control, City Art Museum, November 13, 1924.

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