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Chalice and paten
Gold with enamel
Origin: London
Date: 1507-1508
15.2 cm height (chalice) ; 12.7 cm diameter (paten)
Marks/Maker: London, 1507-8, maker’s mark a fleur-de-lys beneath a crown
Provenance: Presented to Corpus Christi College by Bishop Fox (1448-1528)
On loan from Corpus Christi College, Oxford, by generous permission of the President and Fellows; LI.305.2
These are the earliest surviving pieces of English hallmarked gold.