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The initials on the lids of the cruets, A and V, stand for aqua and vinum. The underside of the tray (see 1989.10.3) bears the initials FMG and the date 1739.
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Title: Pair of altar cruets
Maker:
Michael Wissmar (master 1715, died 1746)
Date: 1737–45
Culture: German, Breslau (Wrocław)
Medium: Silver gilt
Dimensions: Cruets: 5 1/4 × 5 in. (13.3 × 12.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Loretta Hines Howard and Charles Hines, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hines, by exchange, and Rogers Fund, 1989
Accession Number: 1989.10.1, .2
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