The Honan Chapel - Gallery Collection


Image TitleHonan Collection: sacred vessels inside the Tabernacle
DescriptionTwo sets of sacred vessels were produced for the Honan chapel. One set was made by William Egan & Sons, Cork and another set was produced by the firm of Edmond Johnson Ltd., Dublin. This image shows the Johnson ciborium (1917) and the Egan custos (1916) both vessels contained the consecrated Host. They are shown within the Tabernacle, lined with gold cloth. These items have been catalogued by Virginia Teehan & Elizabeth Wincott Heckett in The Honan Chapel: A Golden Vision published by Cork University Press in 2004.
ContributorWilliam Egan & Sons, Cork and Edmond Johnson Ltd., Dublin
Contribution Year1916 & 1917
  
PhotographerJames Cronin
CopyrightJames Cronin and the Honan Trust
Date of Photograph2006
CollectionChapel Collection