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Chalice

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On stepped lobed base rising to a hexagonal knop stem and hemispherical bowl engraved with a Latin inscription above wavy rays, the underside engraved: An oblation to the Church of St John the Evangelist Stratford Christmas Day Mdcccxlix
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts Church of St. John the Evangelist Stratford Essex disposed of sometime prior to 1925. [David Allen Antiquaire Paris] sold; to Harvard Art Museums 1999. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Paul Clarke Stauffer Fund
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Title: Chalice
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On stepped lobed base rising to a hexagonal knop stem and hemispherical bowl engraved with a Latin inscription above wavy rays, the underside engraved: An oblation to the Church of St John the Evangelist Stratford Christmas Day Mdcccxlix.

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