Post-Medieval — 1626; 17th century
Communion paten
Silver-gilt paten, with threaded edge, baluster stem and spreading circular foot. It is marked with a maker's mark (R.B and mullet), London hallmarks and the date letter for 1626. The paten is inscribed on the upper surface in pricked letters ‘St Katherin Creechurch 1626’. The paten forms the lid for a chalice (see object 11004). St Katherine Cree was the only City church to be rebuilt between the death of Queen Elizabeth I (1603) and the beginning of the English Civil War (1642). It was consecrated in 1630 with high Anglican or ‘popish’ ceremony which offended Puritan Londoners. In 1633, William Laud was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury ‘to make [the Church of England] a reformed branch of the great Catholic Church throughout the world’. His policies resulted in mass Puritan emigration to America and growing hostility towards King Charles I, who supported him.
On loan from St Katherine Cree Church
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 11005
- Object name:
- Communion paten
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- R.B.
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- Production date:
- 1626; 17th century
- Material:
silver, gilt
- Measurements/duration:
- H 35 mm, DM 140 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Long-term loan
St Katharine Cree Church
- Copyright holder:
St Katharine Cree Church
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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