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Communion cups

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From the Tolbooth Kirk, Edinburgh

Postcard of Communion cups.
000-100-102-937-C
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Communion cups

This pair of silver communion cups from the Tolbooth Kirk in Edinburgh were made by Patrick Borthwick, a goldsmith of Edinburgh in 1642.

Each cup has a deep bowl and a hexagonal stem on a cushion foot. Engraved inside the bowl is the inscription: 'For the Church of the Northwest Parich of Edinburgh, 1642'. The cups are partially gilded.

The Northwest Parish was the original name of the Tolbooth.


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Online ID: 000-100-102-937-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  Q.L.1979.5
Date: 1642
1642
Material: Silver, partially gilded
Silver, partially gilded
Dimensions: 225 mm H x 210 mm Dia (Rim) x 140 mm Dia (Base)
225 mm H x 210 mm Dia (Rim) x 140 mm Dia (Base)
What: Cup, communion
Cup, communion
Subject:
Who: John Fraser, deacon
John Fraser, deacon
Patrick Borthwick
Patrick Borthwick
Patrick Borthwick, Edinburgh (Maker)
Patrick Borthwick, Edinburgh (Maker)
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh (Northwest Parish
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh (Northwest Parish
Event:
Description: Communion cup, partially gilded, by Patrick Borthwick, Edinburgh, engraved "For the Church of the Northwest Parich of Edinburgh, 1642"
Communion cup, partially gilded, by Patrick Borthwick, Edinburgh, engraved "For the Church of the Northwest Parich of Edinburgh, 1642"
References:
  • Burns, T. 'Old Scottish Communion Plate'. Edinburgh: R&R Clark, 1892 p234 
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