From Ellon Kirk, Aberdeenshire
Add to albumThis silver communion cup from Ellon Kirk in Aberdeenshire was made in 1642 by Walter Melville, a goldsmith in Aberdeen. Given to the church in 1642 by John Middleton, burgess of Aberdeen, the cup is a copy of one made in Amsterdam.
The beaker-shaped cup is engraved with birds and foliage.
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- Online ID: 000-100-102-919-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland Q.L.1960.29
- Date: 1642
17th century
- Material: Beaker, communion
- Dimensions: 180 mm H x 110 mm Dia x 80 mm Dia (Base)
- What: Beaker, communion
- Subject:
- Who: Walter Melville, Aberdeen (Maker)
- Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen
- Event:
- Description: Silver communion beaker presented to Ellon Kirk, Aberdeenshire, by John Middleton, burgess of Aberdeen, by Walter Melville, Aberdeen, 1642
- References:
- "Renaissance Decorative Arts in Scotland, 1480 - 1650" catalogue.
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