Communion Set. Military. Chaplain Martin Baumgaertner, 1945

Item

Identifier: AUG 2020 #12

Staff Only

Chaplain Communion Set

Description

Silver Paten: 5.5" diameter with a slightly recessed plate and an etched cross on the rim (E842, International Sterling)
Gold Paten: 5.75" diameter with a slightly recessed plate and "U.S." etched on the back
Two Glass Cruets: 4" tall and 2.5" diameter at the base - with a broken cross-topped stopper
Glass Cruet Tray: 9" long X 4.25" wide X 1" deep (broken)
Silver Flagon: 8.75" tall, 5.125" diameter at the base, 3.75" at the lip - with a silver cross on the base and "U.S." under the base
Gold Ciborium Insert: Half-circle, 4" diameter bowl with a hooked rim so that it hangs inside the flagon bowl (1.375" deep)
Reinforced Portable Communion Case: Black, 12" X 11.5" X 7" with blue lining and "U.S." under the handle

Dates

Creation: 1945

Biographical / Historical

This item was received from Alice Hedt. He states in a note that, "This is the communion set given to my husband, Fred Hedt, in Charlotte, NC, by Pastor Martin Baumgaertner. We know [Chaplain] Martin used it in the liberation of the concentration camps."