From Garvald, East Lothian
000-100-000-567-C
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Communion bread plate
This pewter communion plate is from Garvald in East Lothian. It has makers' marks for Richard White and D. Cormack of Edinburgh.
The flat rim of the plate is engraved with the inscription: 'Free Church of Scotland, Garvald 1843'. There is a single groove around the face.
In the Disruption of 1843, a third of Church of Scotland ministers broke from the established church to form the Free Church of Scotland.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-000-567-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.KJ 242 |
| Date: |
1843
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| Material: |
Pewter. Inscription: Around rim: FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, GARVALD 1843 / marks on base: RW [in shield] [3 fleur de lys in shield] EDIN [in shield] RW X Thistle [in waisted punch] / stamped: D. CORMACK EDINBRO
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| Dimensions: |
340 mm Diam
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| What: |
Plate, communion
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| Subject: |
Ecclesiastical, miscellaneous, vestments (NMAS Classification)
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| Who: |
D. Cormack; Edinburgh
Free Church of Scotland, Garvald
Robert Whyte, Edinburgh (Maker)
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| Where: |
Scotland, East Lothian?, Garvald
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
Pewter communion plate, with FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, GARVALD 1843 engraved in cross-hatch lettering round the flat rim, by D. Cormack of Edinburgh
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