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clinical communion set - memorial to Dorothy Agnes Davis
Identifer
ASJ2024.71Physical Description
A clinical communion set (to allow the bread and wine to be taken and administered to the sick) consisting of black carry box, small chalice and paten, small wine flask and pyx (container for the bread) - memorial to Dorothy Agnes Davis.Inscription: (not yet viewed)
Historical Details
Dorothy Agnes Davis managed the CMS bookshop following her retirement. She died in 1986. It is unclear who presented the communion set in her memory, and in the notes of the late Jenny Gill, the memorial consisted of a silver pyx. Records of faculties (diocesan permits for buildings or contents) indicate the gift was the clinical communion set.Materials
wooden box with black covering and metal clasp and hinges. Base metal items coated with silver. Glass flask.Dating of Item
Database Date: Faculty Date:
January 18 2024;;November 22 1990;