Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
TO EXHIBIT
OLD SILVER
Private Families Lend His
toric Pieces to Zwaanen-
dael Museum
WILL CLOSE AUGUST 2s


An exhibit of old silver owned by
private families of Delaware and
including historic communion SER
vices from three Sussex County
churches, will open in the zwaan-
endael Museum at Lewes on July
8. as a special attraction for sum-
mer vacationists in this area. The
exhibit will remain through Aug
ust 29. Present visiting hours at
the museum are Sundays from
noon to 6 p. m, and every week.
day except Mondays from 10 am.
to noon and from 2 to 6 p. m. Two
Delaware silversmiths are repre-
sented in the collection, John F.
Robinson and Thomas ]. Megear.
Three Sussex churches will lend
their communion services. From
st. Peters Church at Lewes,, will
be three pieces, a fiagon, chalice
and paten, made in 1878 by John
David in Philadelphia. They were
the gift of the Hon. John Penn, ESQ.,
to st. Peters Church at Lewis
Town, June 10, 1773". John Penn
was appointed governor of Penn
sylvania, its Provinces and Terri
tories, in 1853, when the present
state of Delaware was known as
1.-THE Three Lower Counties. He
was the grandson of William Penn
Prince Georges Chapel "in Days
borough Hundred55, (as old rec
ords spelled it,, is lending two old
Sheffield chalices. st. Georges
was once a part of a parish in
Maryland and was known as "The
Chapel of Ease for st. Martins
Parish" In 1775, when fixing the
boundary lines between Maryland
and Delaware, st. Georges was
separated from its parent church,
and evidently the communion SER
vice was divided. One of the chal-
ices is dated 1772. The historic
Lewes Presbyterian Church is
lending a fiagon and two chalices,
made by Bailey and Company of
Philadelphia. The pieces were pre-
sented to the church by Colonel
Samuel Boyer Davis, commander
of the defences at Lewes in the
War of 1912, about 1854.
To Be Guarded "a Hours a Day
The silver exhibit will be heavily
guarded 24-hours-a-day while on
display. Privately-owned relics to
be shown include a tea urn of
Sheffield and sterling,' loaned by
Mrs. ]. Thomas Robinson of
Georgetown. 1t belonged in the
family of Peter Robinson and was
probably made about 1900. He
was an Associate Judge of the SUI
perior Court and served as Secre-
tary of State three times. The
urn has a compartment inside to
hold a heated piece of iron, which
was heated in the kitchen and
dropped in to keep beverage hot
Mrs. Rowland G. Paynter OF
Georgetown is lending a punch
ladle that belonged in the Jacob
Kollock family of Lewes, made by
Richards and Williamson of Phila-
defphia, in 1897. Other pieces to
be shown by Mrs. Paynter are as
follows: toddy cup, 1911; made by
David Cummings in Philadelphia;
teaspoons that belonged in the
Samuel Paynter family at Draw
bridge, Del, made by David Phil
lips, Philadelphia, 1855. Paynter
was governor of Delaware from
1928 to 1927.
Mrs. John C. Holland of Reho-
both Beach is lending baptismal
bowl made by James Butler of
Boston, 1875. She is the sixth
generation of the Holland family
to use the bowl.
Mrs. Oliver D. Robinson of
Georgetown is lending a chamber
candlestick of old Sheffield, made
about 1910.
Other silver on exhibit will be
pieces loaned by Mrs. Caleb Lay
ton of Wilmington, Mrs. G.. Clifton
Maull, and Mrs. D. Anthony Potter
of Lewes.