Communion flagon

This pewter communion flagon was made by William Hunter, a pewterer in Edinburgh. It dates from 1773.

The flagon is engraved with the inscription 'The Berean Assembly 1773'.

The Bereans were a small evangelical sect who had extreme views on equality before God and rejected the worldly nuances of the 18th-century church in Scotland. Later known as the Sandemannians, their church in Edinburgh's Barony Street is still standing.

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Online ID:	000-100-000-519-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.KJ 202
Date:	1773
Material:	Pewter. Inscription: THE BEREAN ASSEMBLY 1773 / William [over bird on globe]
Dimensions:	208 mm H x 165 mm Diam (Base); 120 mm Diam (Rim)
What:	Tankard
Subject:	Ecclesiastical, miscellaneous, vestments (NMAS Classification)
Who:	Berean Assembly William Hunter, Edinburgh (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Description:	Pewter tankard, inscribed THE BEREAN ASSEMBLY 1773, by William Hunter of Edinburgh
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