Baptismal laver

A laver is a large basin used for washing. This silver baptismal laver from Greyfriars Church was remade in 1707-8 by Walter Scott, a silversmith in Edinburgh. The original laver was possibly made by Edinburgh silversmith Andrew Burrell in 1649.

The straight-sided silver laver has a trumpet and cushion foot and a hinged lid.

Acts of Parliament of 1617 ruled that each church must acquire communion silver.

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Online ID:	000-100-102-901-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.1950.24
Date:	1707 - 1708 1707-8
Material:	Silver
Dimensions:	270 mm H x 215 mm W Base 100 mm Dia
What:	Laver, communion
Subject:
Who:	Walter Scott (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Greyfriars Kirk
Event:
Description:	Straight-sided silver communion laver with a hinged lid from Greyfriars Kirk, by Walter Scott, Edinburgh, 1707 - 1708
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