CHURCH PLATE BELONGING TO ST CUTHBERT’S CHURCH FISHLAKE.
Here is a list and detailed description of the Church Plate belonging to St Cuthbert’s Church Fishlake as recorded and published in the Yorkshire Archaeological Society Journal, Extra Volume IV. Yorkshire Church Plate 11. In 1915.
FISHLAKE can be found page 96.
Silver Communion Plate and Modern Paten. (Paten is a plate).
Plated A Flagon.
Pewter Flagon and Paten.
Brass Ancient Alms-dish.
Details descriptions of the above four items are as follows…
1.
The cup has a bell-shaped bowl with interlacing belt of leaf pattern round it.
There is a plain knop in the centre of the stem and a plain foot.
Height 6 3/4 dia. of bowl 3 3/8 of foot 3 1/4,
depth of bowl 3 1/2 in. Hall-Marks. (1) s. m. Old Eng. N; (2) 1 p; (3) 1 h c; (4) I F (London 1570). The I F initials of the maker possibly refer to Jasper Fissher according to the author of their article.
The paten is of pre-Reformation design, and is 6 1/4 in diameter round the
edge of the upper side is the text.
"Lord evermore give us the Bread", and on the reverse side "Deo et ecclesiae S Cuthberti de Fishlake hane patinam humillime obtulit Georgius Ornsby ejusdem Parochiae Vicariis XX die Julij Anno Domini MDCCCLX11 Meum est argentum et meum aurun dicit Dominus exercituum".
The auto translation of this inscription is as follows….
"To God and to the church of St. Cuthbert of Fishlake, George Ornsby presented this plate most humbly to the vicars of the same parish on the 20th day of July in the year 1862. Mine is the silver and mine is the gold, says the Lord of hosts.
2.
The plated flagon is not of much interest, it is jug-shaped with a spout and
domed lid.
3.
The pewter flagon is a plain tankard with moulded lid and base; it has a spout
and curved handle. Height 14 3/4 dia. at the top 5, of base 7 1/4 in. On the bottom is the pewterer's name "FROGGAT".
4.
The pewter paten is 10 1/4 in. dia. and stands on a foot and stem 4 1/2 in height.
In the centre of the plate is engraved. "Fishlake Church 1725".
The brass alms dish is very rare and interesting. Its history is not known,
but it is still in regular use. It is a dish 16in. dia. and at the centre,
within a circle, there is a repousse representation, but much obliterated by
rabbing of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is probably a piece
of fifteenth century workmanship.
My notes…..I have no idea if these items are still in existence and if so there whereabouts?
Thanks to the Yorkshire Archaeological Society for this information.