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Creator	Pitts, William
Title	Five-Piece Communion Set
Date	London, 1786-1787
Format-Medium	silver
Format-Extent	height: 29.8 cm. (11 3/4 in.) diameter of base: 16.7 cm. (6 9/16 in.) weight: 1648.5 gm. (53 oz.);height: 29.8 cm. (11 3/4 in.) diameter of base: 16.7 cm. (6 9/16 in.) weight: 1625.5 gm. (52 oz. 5 dwt.);height: 25.4 cm. (10 in.) diameter: 12.2 cm. (4 13/16 in.) diameter of base: 10.2 cm. (4 in.) weight: 796.3 gm. (25 oz. 12 dwt.);height: 1.9 cm. (3/4 in.) diameter: 21.3 cm. (8 3/8 in.) weight: 572.3 gm. (18 oz. 8 dwt.);height: 8.9 cm. (3 1/2 in.) diameter: 30.6 cm. (12 1/16 in.) diameter of base: 11.9 cm. (4 11/16 in.) weight: 1309.5 gm. (42 oz. 2 dwt.)
Notes	William Pitts (first mark entered 1781 free 1784) Marks: Fully marked on body of flagons to right of handle, foot rim of cup, underside of alms dish, and underside of paten: maker's mark WP (Grimwade 3263) lion passant leopard's head date letter l for 1786/87 sovereign's head. Sovereign's head, lion passant, and maker's mark on cover bezel of each flagon Heraldry: The arms are the royal arms of George III In: Beth Carver Wees. English, Irish, & Scottish silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997. (no. 41, pp. 97-98, repr.) Image/Metadata: Amico Library: 2002 ARTstor: 2006 CAMIO 2006 City: London
Accession Number	Communion set: 1990.5
Repository	Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, Mass
Nationality	Nationality: English
Inscription	Inscription: Engraved on each piece with the sacred monogram IHS
Subject	Communion sets George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 Silverwork -- England -- London -- 18th century Church plate -- England -- London -- 18th century Liturgical objects -- England -- London -- 18th century Devices (Heraldry) -- Great Britain Regalia (Insignia) -- Great Britain
Form-Genre	Silverwork;Silver;Makers' marks;Date letters;Communion sets;Flagons;Cups;Alms dishes;Patens;Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects. amico
Collection	Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Museum Collections
Rights	http://www.clarkart.edu/museum_programs/index.cfm?ID=85 Rights and reproduction policy

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