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This pair of silver communion cups from the Tolbooth Kirk in Edinburgh were made in 1643 by Nicoll Trotter, a goldsmith in Edinburgh. Another two cups of the same type, also for the Tobooth Kirk, were made by Edinburgh goldsmith Patrick Borthwick in 1642

The cups have 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, 1643'. The cups are partially gilded.

The Northwest Parish became the Tolbooth Parish Church.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-939-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  Q.L.1979.7
• Date: 1643
  1643
  
• Material: Silver, partially gilded
  Silver, partially gilded
  Cup, communion
  Cup, communion
  
• 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
  Nicoll Trotter
  Nicoll Trotter
  Nicoll Trotter, Edinburgh (Maker)
  Nicoll Trotter, 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 Nicoll Trotter, Edinburgh, engraved "For the Church of the Northwest Parich of Edinburgh, 1643"
  Communion cup, partially gilded, by Nicoll Trotter, Edinburgh, engraved "For the Church of the Northwest Parich of Edinburgh, 1643"
  
• References:
  • Burns, T. 'Old Scottish Communion Plate'. Edinburgh: R&R Clark, 1892 p 234 
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