Communion flagon

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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: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KJ 202
• Date: 1773
  
• Material: Pewter. Inscription: THE BEREAN ASSEMBLY 1773 / William [over bird on globe]
  Tankard
  
• 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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