What was this vessel used for.

clarefos · Post by **clarefos** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:30 am

Can anyone tell me what this was used for? Flat backed globular vessel, Limerick (Ireland) silver, circa 1775-1800, George III dynasty. Non-opening lid. Spouts at 45% on either side, opening into vessel.

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kerangoumar · Post by **kerangoumar** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:37 am

I'll go out on a limb here and say that this may have been an ampulla, a piece of church silver, from someone's family chapel.

What does the motto say?
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byron mac donald · Post by **byron mac donald** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:04 am

Good question, it seems the last word seems to be rum?
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dinio · Post by **dinio** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:11 pm

The motto looks like CON..... FRATRUM, and could refer to some confraternity. The presence of a trowel, a compass and three towers in the "coat-of-arms", refers certainly to some masonic obedience.
Therefore this item could have belong to an architect or to a mason and could be related to their work.
May be some part of a water level ? (provided that two pipes are connected to it)

Dinio
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Post by **admin** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:22 pm

Hi,
Following Dinio's lead, I was able to read the motto as "Concordia Fratrum", googling the phrase, with Masonic added, I stumbled upon this article which mentions the piece under discussion here.
http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/200 ... y26554.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Regards, Tom
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