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These two pewter communion cups are from Wishart's Kirk in Dundee. They date from around 1695.

Each cup has a straight-sided bowl, set on a baluster stem with a simple, stepped base. 'Wishart's Kirk Dundee 1695' is engraved at the foot of each bowl.

In Presbyterian churches communion usually took place once or twice a year. Those considered worthy by the elders were invited to sit round a table to share bread and wine, representing the body and blood of Christ.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-143-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MET 110
• Date: 1695
  1695
  Around 1695
  
• Material: Inscription: Foot of bowl: Wishart's Kirk Dundee 1695 [script] / label on underside of base: THE / GENUINENESS / OF THIS PIECE / No 1126 (ink) IS / GUARANTEED / BY Mr HOWARD / H. COTTERELL
  Inscription: Foot of bowl: Wishart's Kirk Dundee 1695 [script] / label on underside of base: THE / GENUINENESS / OF THIS PIECE / No 1127 (ink) IS / GUARANTEED / BY Mr HOWARD / H. COTTERELL
  Cup
  Cup
  
• Dimensions: 241 mm H; 110 mm D (rim); 108 mm D (base)
  241 mm H; 110 mm D (rim); 108 mm D (base)
  
• What: Cup
  Cup
  
• Subject: Pewter (NMAS Classification)
  Pewter (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Howard H. Cotterell
  Howard H. Cotterell
  
• Where: Dundee, Wishart's Kirk
  Dundee, Wishart's Kirk
  
• Event:
• Description: Cup with straight-sided bowl and plain rim set on a baluster stem with simple, stepped base, engraved Wishart's Kirk Dundee 1695 in script at the foot of the bowl
  Cup with straight-sided bowl and plain rim set on a baluster stem with simple, stepped base, engraved Wishart's Kirk Dundee 1695 in script at the foot of the bowl
  
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