Wine cup

The unmarked communion cup is similar in size, form, and fabrication to its marked mate, which suggests that Thomas Knox Emery was the maker of both. During his fifteen-year career, Emery produced hollowware and flatware in a plain, early Federal style, as seen in these examples. The relatively modest stature of the wine cups is in keeping with those made by Emery’s contemporaries. They are small compared to robust cups produced in the seventeenth century by Hull and Sanderson (cat. no. 71).

This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.