Communion dish used by the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A plate used by the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station, Indiana. The aluminum plate has a corduroy patterned surface with a fluted edge. The plate has a chrysanthemum flower etched into the top with two raised chrysanthemum leaf handles. Etched into the bottom is “Continental Trade Mark” and a colonial era soldier. Etched below the soldier is “Hand / Wrought / Silverlook / 715.”

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