Communion bread plate

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This pewter communion bread plate is from the Martyr's Church in Glasgow. It was made in Edinburgh in the late 18th or early 19th century by William Scott, a pewterer based in Edinburgh's West Bow.

The plate has a plain rim and a flat, plain base. Inscribed on the underside of the base is 'W. SCOTT / W. SCOTT / SCOTT/ EDINR.'

There were at least two pewterers called William Scott working in the West Bow in Edinburgh in the late 18th and early 19th century.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-573-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KJ 248
• Date: Late 18th or early 19th century
  
• Material: Pewter. Inscription: Marks on base: W. SCOTT / W. SCOTT / SCOTT [over] EDINR
  Plate, communion
  
• Dimensions: 378 mm Dia
  
• What: Plate, communion
  
• Subject: Ecclesiastical, miscellaneous, vestments (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: W. Scott, Edinburgh (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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• Description: Communion plate of pewter with a flat, plain base, inscribed W. SCOTT and SCOTT [over] EDINR. on the underside of the base
  
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