Silver chalice

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This silver chalice was used by Father Henry Forsyth, a 'missionary or heather priest' among the Gaelic-speaking Catholic community around Upper Deeside and Braemar in Aberdeenshire. It was made by Zacharius Mellinus in Edinburgh in 1688.

The chalice's small, plain bowl sits on a broad baluster stem between two flat collars, over a trumpet and decorated cushion base. The initials 'H.F.' are scratched under the base.

Father Henry Forsyth was active in the Upper Deeside and Braemar areas until his death in 1708.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-986-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  Q.L.1970.15
• Date: 1688
  
• Material: Silver
  Chalice
  
• Dimensions: 210 mm H x 120 mm Dia (Base)
  
• What: Chalice
  
• Subject:
• Who: Father Henry Forsyth, S.J.
  Zacharius Mellinus
  Zacharius Mellinus, Edinburgh (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Silver chalice scratched under the base "H F" and "1688", made for Father Henry Forsyth, S.J., by Zacharius Mellinus, Edinburgh, 1688
  
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