On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Continental Silver Company, American
Used by
Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1887
Date
20th century
Medium
aluminum
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (6.4 × 29.2 × 29.2 cm)
Description
A plate used by the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station, Indiana. The aluminum plate has a corduroy patterned surface with a fluted edge. The plate has a chrysanthemum flower etched into the top with two raised chrysanthemum leaf handles. Etched into the bottom is “Continental Trade Mark” and a colonial era soldier. Etched below the soldier is “Hand / Wrought / Silverlook / 715.”
Place used
Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Religious and Sacred Objects
Type
communion sets
Topic
African Methodist Episcopal
Communities
Methodist
Religion
Rural life
The Black Church
Worship services
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
Object number
2012.155.15.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c928487c-ae51-47b1-b831-13b21a7375d8

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