A English Weighted Silver Ecclesiastical Chalice, circa 1943 7-1/8 x 5-5/8 inches (18.1 x 14.3 cm) Inscription: Sancte Michael Defende Nos In Proelio / DIVINUM FIDELIBUS PRECOR CORPUS DUM DERIBES / SIS MEMOR ANIMAE MICHAELIS EDGAR IUVENIS OPTIMI / QUI OCEANO INDICO PRO PATRIA DIMICANS / DIEMOBIIT EHEU SUPREMAM NAVI LONGA BRITANNICA / NOMINE CORNWALL NAUTISQUE IPSIS / HOSTILI NIPPONENSIUM FULMINE OBRUTIS MCMXLII / BREVEM FILII VITAM IN PUERORUM MORIBUS FINGENDIS / CLARE EXACTEM CLARIUSQUE LIMITATAM / LUGENS MATER ME RECONCILIATIONIS FUTURAE PIGNUS / ECCLESIAE DEIPARAE APUD LATCHFORD D D MCMXLIII HID03101062020 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Weighted goblet inscribed in remembrance of Michael Edgar, a British Navy seaman who died in combat in 1942. In overall very good condition, with gold washed interior. Cover missing. Fine surface wear commensurate with age, use, and polishing.
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