Galway Chalice

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A silver cup known as the "Galway Chalice". This is a travelling chalice which can be taken apart into three parts: the bowl, the stem, and the foot. The bowl and stem can fit into the foot, which has an angular base and has a drawing of Christ on the cross. The chalice has the initials of a Galway silversmith, E.G.

Date
17th century AD
Materials
Metal
Silver
Size (cm)
Unknown
Location
Ground Floor
Collection
Hunt Museum Collection

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This small silver cup is called a traveling chalice. It was made in the 1600s. It looks a little different from most church cups used at that time. The base has eight sides and a round top, not the us...

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