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Communion plate (front)

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made in Edinburgh; from Free Church of Scotland, Garvald, East Lothian

Postcard of Communion plate (front).
000-100-000-568-C
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Communion plate (front)

This is the front of a pewter communion plate from the Free Church of Scotland in Garvald in East Lothian. Dated 1843, the plate was made by D Cormack of Edinburgh.

The front is plain apart from lettering around the flat rim which reads, 'FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, GARVALD 1843'.

Communion was one of the two fundamental sacraments in the reformed churches. It required cups for the wine and plates for the bread, and every church in Scotland was supposed to equip itself with suitable vessels.


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Online ID: 000-100-000-568-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KJ 243
Date: 1843
Material: Pewter. Inscription: Around rim: FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, GARVALD 1843 / marks on base: RW [in shield] [3 fleur de lys in shield] EDIN [in shield] RW X Thistle [in waisted punch] / stamped: D. CORMACK EDINBRO
Dimensions: 340 mm Diam
What: Plate, communion
Subject: Ecclesiastical, miscellaneous, vestments (NMAS Classification)
Who: D. Cormack; Edinburgh
Free Church of Scotland, Garvald
Robert Whyte, Edinburgh (Maker)
Where: Scotland, East Lothian, Garvald
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Description: Pewter communion plate , with FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, GARVALD 1843 engraved in cross-hatch lettering round the flat rim, by D. Cormack of Edinburgh
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