Communion Cup

This silver communion cup is one of a pair from Greyfriars' Kirk in Edinburgh. The pair was made by Edinburgh silversmith John Wardlaw in 1644. Two cups of the same type were made for Greyfriars in 1633-5 by Thomas Cleghorne, also of Edinburgh.

The cup has a deep bowl and a circular stem with a central knop. Cups of this form were acquired by a large number of parishes in the east of Scotland at this time.

Opened in 1620, Greyfriars' Kirk was originally known as the 'Church of the South-west Parish of Edinburgh'. It was one of the first three Scottish post-Reformation churches, along with the Tron Kirk in Edinburgh, and Burntisland Church in Fife.

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Online ID:	000-100-102-899-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland Q.L.1950.22
Date:	1644
Material:	Silver
Dimensions:	225 mm H x 208 mm Dia
What:	Cup, communion
Subject:
Who:	J. Wardlaw John Wardlaw, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Greyfriars Kirk
Event:
Description:	Silver communion cup from Greyfriars Kirk by John Wardlaw, Edinburgh, 1644
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