Benjamin Burt (American, 1729–1805)
Boston
Communion Dish
INV-7370
Benjamin Burt (American, 1729–1805)
Boston1781
Communion Dish
Benjamin Burt (American, 1729–1805) Boston →dish (vessel)silver
Date
1781
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
3.2 × 32.4 × 32.4 cm (1 1/4 × 12 3/4 × 12 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by the Antiquarian Society
Because silver was associated with purity and durability, it was the most popular material used to fashion objects for administering the Sacrament. Matching sets were rare, and church silver was usually acquired piecemeal over a period of decades. By the end of the 18th century, the First Church of Medford, Massachusetts, had 20 pieces of communion silver, all given by different donors and fashioned by different makers.
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