Name/Title
pitcher, communionEntry/Object ID
1979.1210.001Description
Pitcher, communion. 1868. Silverplate. 16.25"h x 7.25"w x 6.5"d. Teardrop shaped body with long tapering neck, short spout, attached scroll handle, hinged lid is domed with ball finial. Pedestal base, foot has scalloped rim. Inscribed on front in script " Presented to Pipe Creek M.P. Church in memory of Mary Virginia Waesche."Acquisition
Accession
1979.1210Source or Donor
Waddell, C. VirginiaAcquisition Method
GiftExhibitions
Exhibition
Carroll at 250: People, Place, and the Making of HistoryNotes
"50 Years of Collecting", 1989General Notes
Note
Pitcher was part of a set presented to the "Brick" Methodist Protestant Church near Medford by Joseph Abraham Waesche, donor's grandfather. Waesche (born 1837 - died at 79 years, 9 months, 13 days) was instrumental in building the church; he and his wife, Virginia Forrest Waesche, are buried at the church cemetery. Set was later returned to the family where it descended to the donor. Original deed of gift reads "Silver communion vessel used at the Buck Methodist Church near Medford." Given in memory of donor's grandparents (Joseph Abraham and Virginia Forrest Waesche), her mother Maude Waesche Waddell, her sister, Kathryn Waesche Cross, and herself Clarice Virginia Waddell. Matching cup is 83.1485.1
