Add to albumThis pair of silver communion cup are part of a set of four made by David Warnock in 1762. The cups were presented to St. George's Tron Parish Church in Glasgow by the Trustees of Bailie Robert Tennant.
Each cup's squat, almost straight-sided bowl is engraved with the Arms of Glasgow and `Donation by the Trustees of Bailie Robt: Tennants Mortification'. In a ribbon above the arms is 'Let Glasgow Flourish' and in a ribbon below 'MDCCLXII'.
The other two cups in the set are now owned by St. Mungo's Museum of Religion in Glasgow.
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- Online ID: 000-100-049-305-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.1993.633
- Date: 1762
c. 1762
c. 1762
- Material: Silver with gilt inside. Inscription: Bowl: Donation by the Trustees of Bailie Robt: Tennants Mortification; [Arms of Glasgow]; IR / Sculp; LET GLASGOW FLOURISH; MDCCLXII; underside marks: D.W; [Glasgow mark]; D.W; S
Silver with gilt inside. Inscription: Bowl: Donation by the Trustees of Bailie Robt: Tennants Mortification; [Arms of Glasgow]; IR / Sculp; LET GLASGOW FLOURISH; MDCCLXII; underside marks: D.W; [Glasgow mark]; D.W; S
Cup, communion
Cup, communion
- Dimensions: 209 mm H x 114 mm (rim) D x 106 mm (base) D
209 mm H x 115 mm (rim) D x 106 mm (base) D
- What: Cup, communion
Cup, communion
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- Who: David Warnock, Glasgow (Maker)
David Warnock, Glasgow (Maker)
St George's Tron Parish Church (Owner)
St George's Tron Parish Church (Owner)
Trustees of Bailie Robert Tennants Mortification (Presenter)
Trustees of Bailie Robert Tennants Mortification (Presenter)
- Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
- Event:
- Description: One of two silver communion cups, gilded inside, made by David Warnock, and presented by the Trustees of Bailie Robert Tennants Mortification to St George's Tron Parish Church, Glasgow, 1762
One of two silver communion cups, gilded inside, made by David Warnock, and presented by the Trustees of Bailie Robert Tennants Mortification to St George's Tron Parish Church, Glasgow, 1762
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