Aungier's chalice, and that of the city of York in Bombay Cathedral before 1893

This is an image of text and a small chalice illustration from an unknown book page in the Rijksmuseum collection. Given the reference to Bombay Cathedral, we can assume this was made in colonial India. The book seems to tell the story of the city of Bombay through its Christian community. We might ask: what was the role of religious institutions in the growth of a colonial city? How did the city's elites use religious symbolism to express power and authority? This book presents the Cathedral as an important piece of local history, connecting the story of Christianity to that of colonial Bombay. In what ways does this narrative reflect or contest contemporary social structures? Is it self-consciously conservative or progressive? Understanding this book means researching the social and institutional context in which it was made, considering the perspectives of both the colonizers and the colonized.