On the chalice-" For the Town of Crown Thorp, 1718." On the paten-"Deo et Ecclesiæ de Crown Thorp D.D., Is. Sayer, Rector, 1719." Cruet.-Glass, similar to that at Carleton Forehoe. Alms Dish.-Plated. "John Bunn, Churchwarden, Crownthorpe, 1830." Flagon. The old pewter flagon of this parish still remains, but it is broken in pieces. DEOPHAM S. MARY. Chalice. Originally Elizabethan, but repaired. Only mark, the orb and cross in shaped shield, as on the Dutch Church plate, Norwich. The date is about 1595 ("Cripps," p. 108; "Jackson," Two Patens or Dishes.-Plated. Two Alms Dishes.-Brass; very heavy and handsome. They are divided into seven divisions, having the names of the seven deacons (Acts vi.), and "Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, It is more blessed to give than to receive." Two Vessels of Glass. EASTON, S. PETER. The Chalice. Elizabethan Communion cup. The bowl original, but the stem and foot perhaps renewed. marks are the Norwich Castle and lion, C for 1567-8, maker's mark probably the maidenhead. "ESTUN.” Paten.-Marked with the leopard's head crowned, lion. passant, black letter capital for 1767, and EC, the mark of Ebenezer Coker. "Given to the Town of Easton, by Mrs. Eliz. Barwick, 1767." Credence Paten.-Large; marked with the lion's head erased, Britannia, court-hand N for 1708-9, and Gi, the mark of John Gibbons. Easton, 1710." Flagon.-Large; marked with the leopard's head, lion passant, S for 1853, Queen's head. Ivory. "Given to the Parish of and Mary J. Gurney, 1854." Maker, G I, for George Easton, by John Henry Two Cruets.-Glass, with silver tops; marked with the leopard's head, lion passant, T for 1894, the maker's initials being no longer legible. On one-S M G T, July, 1894. On the other-C E B P, July 26, 1894. HACKFORD, S. MARY. Chalice.-Elizabethan, but with new bowl and foot; the stem is clearly of the original cup. No marks. Inscribed"For the Town of Hackforth, Norf., TI, 1699." Two Dishes.-Plated. "Hackford Parish. J. B. Storey, Churchwarden. May, 1830." Flagon.-Plated. HINGHAM, S. ANDREW. Chalice.-Large; marked with the lion's head erased, Britannia, court-hand k for 1705-6, and a crown and rose, with SL; maker, Daniel Sleamaker ("Jackson," p. 159). "Ex dono Annæ Wright, generosa, solutæ, ad Ecclesiam S Andreæ de Hingham in Comitatu Norf., 1706," and the sacred initials. Puten.-Large; marked with the Norwich Castle and lion, rose crowned, a for 1688 (probably: the letter is nearly half rubbed off). Maker, EH. "The guifte of Mr. Thomas Heyhoe to the Parish Church of Hingham, 1688." Paten Cover-Large. No marks now visible. Inscribed"Ex antiqua calice Anni 1367 Conflatum, Anno Dom', 1712. Jo'n Watson, Rect'. Sam1 Cooper, Jacb' Parlit, Gard"." The 1367 should no doubt be 1567. Chalice. Small; marked with the leopard's head, lion passant, D for 1879. Maker, I F. Below, "I. Keith, London." It was the gift of Lady Mary Currie, wife of the late Rev. M. W. Currie, Rector of Hingham. Alms Dish.-Bearing the leopard's head, lion passant, k for 1865 Maker, I K, "John Keith," with the queen's head. "Introibo in domum tuam in holocaustis, reddam tibi vota mea," with the sacred monogram within rays. Flagon.-Plated. Botolph." Inscribed underneath-" Morley S. The a" on the large paten is the first piece of church plate noted with that mark. Since the foregoing notes were taken a neighbour has presented to the parish a silver flagon, bearing on the domed top the sacred initials; on the upper part of the drum, scroll work with cherubs' heads; on the lower part, hunting scenes, with a man, dogs, a wild boar and stag. The only hall mark I could find was HK twice on the base, probably the maker's mark. On the lid the inscription is On the handle "OLUF TORGIRSON." "UDI AL MIN BROSTER GUD MINSTER," which I believe to mean, That this was at one time the private silver of Olaf Torgirson seems clear, but whether it is Danish work I am not sure, perhaps old Norwegian. Mrs. Wilfred Cripps kindly writes to me that the Danish mark would be the Danish Castle, with the date below in ordinary figures. It is in any case a beautiful piece of silver. |