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This pair of silver gilt communion flagons is from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh. They were made by Marshall and Sons, Edinburgh in 1877-1878.

The flagons are engraved with the inscription 'St Mary's Cathedral Edinburgh 1878'. They each have six red glass stone insets in a wide band of chased decoration below the inscription, and a further six around the base.

St Mary's Cathedral is the greatest landmark of Edinburgh's West End. It was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott between 1873 and 1879.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-527-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KJ 211
• Date: 1877 - 1878
  1877 - 1878
  1878
  
• Material: Silver gilt; red glass stones. Inscription: On band: + St. MARYS : CATHEDRAL : EDINBURGH : MDCCLXXVIII; [1877 - 78]; [Edinburgh]; MARSHALL & SONS / 87 GEORGE STREET / EDINBURGH; JNC
  Silver gilt; red glass stones. Inscription: On band: + St. MARYS : CATHEDRAL : EDINBURGH : MDCCLXXVIII; [1877 - 78]; [Edinburgh]; MARSHALL & SONS / 87 GEORGE STREET / EDINBURGH; JNC
  Flagon
  Flagon
  
• Dimensions: 368 mm H x 220 mm W x 151 mm Dia (Base)
  368 mm H x 220 mm W x 151 mm Dia (Base)
  
• What: Flagon
  Flagon
  
• Subject: Ecclesiastical, miscellaneous, vestments (NMAS Classification)
  Ecclesiastical, miscellaneous, vestments (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Marshall and Sons, 87 George Street, Edinburgh (Maker)
  Marshall and Sons, 87 George Street, Edinburgh (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
  
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• Description: One of two silver gilt flagons for communion wine from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, by Marshall and Sons, Edinburgh, 1877 - 1878
  One of two silver gilt flagons for communion wine from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, by Marshall and Sons, Edinburgh, 1877 - 1878
  
• References:
  • Keay, J. & Keay J. (ed). Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London: Collins, 1994 p 333 
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