Communion Token Item Number: Cg334 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Almost square shaped token; inscriptions on both sides. Obverse has Mr./G.S. in circle; fleur-de-lis into corners; c top; a left and right; 1813 below; crenulated border. Reverse has Secession/ Church/ of/ Ayr engraved in script letters (by hand). Edges exhibit very little flash from cutting.

History Of Use

Used for identification. Allowed the holder to celebrate Communion in a time of religious repression.

Item History

What

Name
Communion Token
Identification Number
Cg334
Type of Item
token
Material
metal
Manufacturing Technique
plated, struck, engraved and cut
Overall
height 0.15 cm, width 2.29 cm, weight 5.29 g

Who

Culture
Scottish
Previous Owner
Colin Campbell Brown and Hugh Campbell Brown
Received from
Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
United Kingdom and Ayr, Scotland ?

When

Creation Date
during 1813
Collection Date
between 1893 and 1911
Ownership Date
before February 1, 1961
Acquisition Date
on February 1, 1961

Other

Item Classes
metalwork
Condition
good
Accession Number
0042/0073 ggggg