New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-11
, SPLENDID GIFTTO TRINITY
,,,ry :JEU-ELLED CHALICE FOR THE
COMMUNION SERVICE.
-srSrEp BY PROFESSOR BGLEsToN IN MEM
opy OF HIS wIFE-THE JEWELS VERB
COLLECTED BY HIM AND WORN
BY MRS. EGLESTON.

COLLECTED BY HIM AND WORN
BY MRS. EGLESTON.
trinity Church has received n costly and beauti-
- uroueht jewelled communion chalice. which
iu'' ,osn presented by Professor Thomas Egeston
na Columbia College, In memory of his wife,
.. o,sta Ncvickar Egleston. who died on January g.
7, addition to the great intrinsic value OF the
jS' peculiarly interesting and touching sentl-
81" o,taches to It, for the chalice has been fash
- almost wholly out of the rich gems and their
VIE .,ca which Mrs. EglestOn wore In life. OF the
s'.ors stones which adorn the cup many are ex-
ra,v rare and in several instances represent the
w. , known specimens of the kind in existence
en' 80 selected by Professor Eges,on an able
H.'oiogist and expert in precious stones. In his
nm, IN foreign lands Ii was his custom, in the
80 If his travels, to procure such specimens
rosant them to his wife, and In that way Mrs.
-, r,ossessed one OF the most valuable col
..ons OF Jewels In this country
rs,o chalice which has been pronounced by ex-
- % he the NOSE beautiful of its kind in Amer
~ % no, in the world. was made In London under
w. eve Of Professor Egeston 1t is nine inches in
u. S. With a bowl four and three-eighth inches
~ s,oma,er The cup into which the challce sets
" ,ossea with crosses in the shape of heur-de-hs,
-, are ornamented with three Russian anne
SH'|n ord three carbunces 1t rests upon stem
".nanuo-k three-Quarters OF an inch hgn, when
o. wv highly ornamented ribbed boss. in which
se'' " ,braa sapphires two yellow diamonds and
BIC %a,asa garnet The knob boss into which
.. towels have been placed Is one and hve-
,.,n inches high, with openwork pehlhd inc
us. q rests upon another piece of openwork'
III o-uamented and one and one-haf inches IN
49,. which IN turn. directly upon the base.
S rnnsr part ot the base is ornamented with SIX
.r,soheryls and one green tourmaline
p.ou are six panels. three OF which are designs
nr. ,,rsa ore foriated All the designs are made
'. ros Of the settings OF the jewels as Mrs. Egie-
10 ,ors them. In the front one OF these panels
=, che cross In the panel above the cross are three
.,o,ea diamonds. exactly as they were set IN one
~ Mrs Egleston's rings. To the right and left
Aovs the cross are ruby and diamond 10
.,. tho sun and moon. Below the arms or
-. ,,c,ex are clusters OF grapes made OF ruoes
A. ,,a foot Of the cross are two diamonds ana
.,nh,re These are placed as they were worn III
snger ring and below them is circle OF esh'
-ssn earnets with small diamonds between, as
,ssv were worn in a lace pin. which has peeh oeh'
=. .,,, tho purpose. on one side Of this panel 10
w.. ,s chrvsoberyl. and the other SIDE.
praz,l,an topaz To the right. above the panel.
-, Nevada garnet. In the upper part OF the panel
.-a two passion flowers in diamonds the centre
halpg an emerald and the repousse WORK Deiii y
the leaves Of the passion novel - d,amonds "a If
large moOnstone. surrounded by u.alI 1 @ &c
ras1 orn in a ring. Below are two passion noMeIs,
each with emerald in the cent? fvorte ring
them a perldot. which was Se'I - ts q re3
To the right at the foot Of the panel Is ., ~
Above the next panel Oi Wy
~ Our Lord is a chrysoberyl ana AT the 1907 d
sarbuncle To the right al the bottom IS ch'9s
oberyl a - .. tho r,pb, OF the
,ana last described IS a made OF large s'oHss
tbove the pane is a star ruby the arm OF tlle
cross which was lace pin, IS made up oes'nniiins
an the left OF a red Zrcon stone whose udL~,'''s
Sruliancy IS little less than that OF dlafnond d
yellow sapphire and a muldov.te ABOVE loiiL ;
Inc vertical arm OF the cross, Is green saipI.e
and below green zrcon ana an ahIalusl''.
Around the cross are four rubeAtes. Al the loot
~ the cross upon side. is large green sdlne.'
ana unon the opposite side is Nevada garnet.
To the right at the bottom, is a BrazlIlan topaz
THE next panel represents the Alteration. IL mas
a chrysoberyl above and very large perdot be!0w,
and on the right below IS PINK iourmallne ne
next Danel has q Nevada garnet above ara III inc
centre a large diamond surrounded by four pas
sion Mowers the OF which are sapphires.
and below large yellow sapphire. 49,
The foot Of the chalice is Ornamented with Fix
moonstones. and between them are five carbuncies'
and on each side Of these twelve green garnets,
which were originally pendant from the lace PIN
AZ the foot OF the crucihxion panel. At the FOOT
Of TIE crucifix there is the American gem chior-
asolte In all there are $50 stones on the chalice
On the under side OF the paten and underneath
the foot Of the chalice - this memorial inscription:
TO the greater glory Of God and in loving memory
Of Augusta McVickar Egleston. daughter of Ed
entered into life January 9. 1895. Trinity Church.
New-York" The body Of Mrs. Egeston lies In the
crypt under the altar Of Trinity.