Token

Name/Title

Token

Entry/Object ID

1953.24.9

Description

Silver communion token with an image of a burning bush and the inscription, "THE BUSH WAS NOT BURNED R.P.C." on one side. The other side bears the inscription, "R.P.C. IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME".

Use

Used to provide entry to the closed communion, in which only members of the church were allowed to participate

Context

Produced for the New School Covenanters of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in South Ryegate, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1953.24

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Village

South Ryegate

Town

Ryegate

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Token

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

1/16 in

Diameter

15/16 in

Material

Metal