Round EAPG domed butter cover w/ a cross handle.

I swear I tried to find this myself because I figured the handle was unique enough that even I could find the pattern name.

I am assuming this is the cover for a round butter or cheese dish although
I certainly can't rule out something that would have been used in a religious ceremony. I did find a couple of pieces that had similar handles when I looked through the multiple pages of "butter, cheese & honey dishes" on the EAPGS site but not this particular piece. I unfortunately do not have the bottom portion but figured if I could find the pattern name there might be someone out there who would like to have an almost perfect cover.

It is 5" to the top of the cross, 5 3/8" across the O.D. & 5" across the I.D.



Thanks for any & all advice or opinions!!

 

You don't think it might be the lid of a ciborium? They're typically metal but the iconography of yours would be rather unusual for home use.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciborium_(container)

Debora

 

As I said I haven't ruled it out as a possibility but at 5" across that would be a massive chalice.

Hopefully, our EAPG Guru @TallCakes has some kind of insight.

 

there are several patterns with similar maltese cross finials but I not seeing any matches : (

 

Wasn't in church that day.

Debora

 

Thanks for trying @TallCakes !!

I was about cross-eyed when I got done looking through all of those pages on the EAPGS site & got excited when I saw the cross handles but was crushed when the pattern on the dome did not match mine.

This piece came off a table lot I only have $19.25 invested & will be able to easily triple that with a few of the other pieces that were included. So it is no big deal if it hangs around for a little while till I can possibly find something.

 

Maybe use it to cover some tasty morsel at a party that you wouldn't want lil buggers landing on....on a hot evening........! It's pretty enough!!

 

Cocktails at the rectory?

Debora