What was this vessel used for.

[clarefos]

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]

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]

Good question, it seems the last word seems to be rum?
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[dinio]

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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[admin]

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

Regards, Tom
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