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Communion Cup
The collection record classifies this work as silver. It is dated 1671–72. Recorded culture or place: England, London.
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- Museum title
- Communion Cup
- Date
- 1671–72
- Culture / origin
- England, London
- Materials and technique
- silver gilt
- Dimensions
- Overall: 25.3 x 12.9 cm (9 15/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1980.79
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
This cup was produced shortly after the death of Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), a leader of the English Civil War and Lord Protector of the British Isles from 1653 to 1658. An intensely religious man, Cromwell believed that the Reformation (1517–1648) failed to sufficiently eliminate Catholic beliefs and practices in Great Britain. The simplified shape and design of this vessel reflects his desire to visually differentiate Protestant communion cups from the chalices used by the Roman Catholic Church.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund · CC0
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