Maker: Assayer Felipe De Ribas El Mayor, Chalice, ca. 1695, Silver, 8 13/16 in. ( cm), Inventories of household goods belonging to Mexican immigrants who moved to New Mexico indicate that the immigrants took Mexican-made silverware with them to their new homes. This silver chalice, bearing the mark of Mexican assayer Felipe De Ribas El Mayor (the Elder), would have been used in the celebration of Communion in the Roman Catholic Church. In accordance with church law, the rim and interior of the chalice bowl are gilded.

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