[TheForge] silver question 2

[CGRAF]

Canon law only ever allowed pewter liner for poor clergy and then only 
if chalice was of wood , bone or something else porous.

On 7/13/2014 7:23 AM, Andrew Vida wrote:
> Pewter lining, on a silver chalice????
>
>
> That makes ZERO sense.  Is he sure it is pewter?  If so, is he sure the
> chalice is of silver?  Could it be plated?
>
>
> One typically does not contaminate noble metals with base varieties. Not
> saying that it cannot be done, but there is no obvious reason to, and
> several reasons not to.
>
>
> On 7/1/14, 8:10 AM, C&J Allcorn wrote:
>> Thanks, I'll pass this along.
>>
>> In response to Mike's question, all I know is what he told me.  he
>> said it was a family piece and had a pewter liner which he wanted
>> removed and discarded.  He called it a chalice (maybe it was dropped
>> or damaged in some way??? Perhaps the fact that it has a pewter liner
>> affects it??  This fellow has been a priest for 26 years and has been
>> on the staff of two seminaries.  I'm not Catholic so I can't comment
>> on the use or reuse of an object.  I just got the sense that it was
>> unusable in its current state or condition.  He said if additional
>> metal needed to be added that was ok with him, just that he wanted the
>> original metal included. Obviously it has some personal meaning to
>> him.  What that is, I have no idea.
>> James
>>
>> Carl Close,  Hammersmith Studios, LLC in Concord MA would be the place to
>> start.  If this is not a project that Carl would handle, I am sure
>> that he
>> could refer the priest to someone local that could handle it.
>>
>> D-ski
>>
>> .
>>
>> I concur with finding a real silversmith.
>> Question:
>> I also am RC. Something about the question jumped out at me.
>> Are you sure it is a family chalice being made into a cup and not a
>> family cup being made into a chalice?
>> Generally speaking no liturgical furniture would be reused in the
>> fashion you describe.
>>
>> Mike Graf
>>
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