KINGSTON, NEW YORK, FIRST REFORMED CHURCH
Founded in 1659.
LARGE straight-sided beaker, with a curved lip and a plain moulded
base. Engraved below the lip is a conventional interlacing strap
band enclosing sprays of flowers. Below the intersections are
oval panels engraved with figures of Faith, Hope and Charity.
At each side and at the bottom of these three panels are
sprays offlowers. Three trees on mounds are engraved at the bottom of the body.
A new lining has been made for it.
It is inscribed on the strap band:
Een techen Van liefden en ffWaerhyt tot de Kercke aen Kingstoun
Ao 1683
Height, 7' in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3in.
Maker's mark:    .
American, date I6 8 3.
Plate LXXXI, No i.
A second beaker is a copy of the above.
Height, 71 in.; diameter of the mouth, 48 in., and of the base, 3' in.
Inscription:
Een teken van liefden en waarhydt Tot de Kercke van kins-
toun Ano I 7 II 2 I november.
Maker's mark:      , for Benjamin Wynkoop of New York. Date 17 1 I.
Plate LXXXI, No 2.
KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA
N this church are a chalice and paten of plain silver.' The chalice came from
St Helena's parish, St Helena Island.
The chalice has a bell-shaped body on a baluster stem and moulded base.
Height, 82 in.
Inscription:
St Helena's Parisk, St Helena Island.
London date-letter for I75 3-54-
The paten has no inscription. Diameter, 81 in.
London date-letter for 175 9-60.
Described from notes contributed by Rev. Robert Wilson, D.D.
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