Vintage Bronze Eucharistic Chalice Medal in Lace Frame
Product Details
At the center of this medal a chalice stands with the Host raised above its cup — the whole of the Blessed Sacrament said in two shapes. The plain oval field around it throws the relief forward, while the border is worked into a wide lace of pierced scrolls, leaves and small blossoms, gathered at the top into a little crown and finished below with a scrolled drop.
Chalice and Host together are the oldest shorthand for the Eucharist: the body given and the blood poured out, the one thing the Church does at every altar every day. Setting them inside a frame of flowering openwork is a Spanish and Latin American habit of mind, where the sacrament is crowned and garlanded rather than merely stated, and the original from which this piece comes carries the softened edges of long devotional wear. It suits anyone with a particular love for the Eucharist, and it makes a fitting First Communion or Corpus Christi gift.
The Eucharistic chalice medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the medal's vintage character.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Buy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace
- Add a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear
- Arrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box
Product Details
At the center of this medal a chalice stands with the Host raised above its cup — the whole of the Blessed Sacrament said in two shapes. The plain oval field around it throws the relief forward, while the border is worked into a wide lace of pierced scrolls, leaves and small blossoms, gathered at the top into a little crown and finished below with a scrolled drop.
Chalice and Host together are the oldest shorthand for the Eucharist: the body given and the blood poured out, the one thing the Church does at every altar every day. Setting them inside a frame of flowering openwork is a Spanish and Latin American habit of mind, where the sacrament is crowned and garlanded rather than merely stated, and the original from which this piece comes carries the softened edges of long devotional wear. It suits anyone with a particular love for the Eucharist, and it makes a fitting First Communion or Corpus Christi gift.
The Eucharistic chalice medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the medal's vintage character.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Buy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace
- Add a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear
- Arrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box
