In the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indy asks himself the question “What is the cup of a carpenter?”
Over the past week I have been loading information on the chalices in the collection into our electronic catalogue. Rather than asking what Is the cup of a carpenter, I found myself discovering the cup of a 19th century priest, the cup of a 70s priest, the cup of a church in the Coromandel.
Here are a few of the chalices in the collection:
This chalice belonged to Monsignor William Mahoney (1857 - 1925) the first New Zealander ordained to the Catholic preisthood on 22 October 1884 (Simmons card). The inscription reads, “ Presented to Rev W H Mahoney by his loving Aunt and Cousin. Pray for the donors Anastasia and Anna M Barry"
The chalice of Henry William Cleary, Bishop of Auckland from 1910 - 1929. The chalice was given to him by the priests of Dunedin on his consecration as a bishop.
The ornate decoration is made up of a range of symbols of theological significance
In contrast to the very decorative chalices fashioned out of precious metals, we also have a simple stainless steel chalice.
Partly gold plated, this chalice was given to Fr Tom Ryder. Large, 70s style with green enamel dots on stem.
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Small chalice from Thames Coromandel region. Mons P O'Reilly |
1860-70s
Plain green pottery chalice.
From Fr Pat Brady
Getting back to Indiana Jones- Might this humble hand crafted chalice be closer to the cup of a carpenter?
Chalices usually come with a paten, Our collection is a little like Tupperware, you cannot always find the matching paten!!
Interesting as always! Do you know who made Fr Pat Brady’s pottery chalice?