Wafer cutter
Cutter for large hosts. Its wooden handle is pale in color.
- Accession Number 2021.30.08
- Materials metal, metal, brass, wood
- Measurements 15 x 12,7 x 7,8 cm
Historical context
This object is used to cut the hosts that are at the heart of Mass and certain religious ceremonies. It has also long been used by the Congregation of the Sisters of Sainte-Anne to meet the needs of the community.
Traditionally, hosts are made by women’s religious communities and then distributed to parishes and other religious institutions, where they are consecrated by a priest at mass. There are two types of host cutter. F...
- Accession Number 2021.30.08
- Materials metal, metal, brass, wood
- Measurements 15 x 12,7 x 7,8 cm
© Collection Pointe-à-Callière, donation from La Congrégation des Sœurs de Sainte-Anne, 2021.030.008
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore
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