From Balmaghie Parish Church, Galloway

Communion cups

This pair of silver communion cups from Balmaghie Parish Church in Galloway were made by Gilbert Kirkwood, a goldsmith of Edinburgh.

Each cup is 'V'-shaped with a narrow stem on a small steep-sided cushion foot. On one side of the bowl are the letters 'MHM' for Mr Hew McGhie, minister of the parish between 1615 to 1638. On the other side is 'P K BMG' for Parish Kirk of Balmaghie.

These cups were among many produced shortly after the 1617 Acts of Parliament that ruled that each church must acquire communion silver.

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Online ID:	000-100-102-941-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.1979.10
Date:	1617 - 1619 1617 - 1619 Between 1617 and 1619
Material:	Silver Silver
Dimensions:	195 mm H x 120 mm Dia (Rim) x 83 mm Dia (Base) 195 mm H x 120 mm Dia (Rim) x 83 mm Dia (Base)
What:	Cup, communion Cup, communion
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Who:	Gilbert Kirkwood Gilbert Kirkwood Gilbert Kirkwood, Edinburgh (Maker) Gilbert Kirkwood, Edinburgh (Maker) Hugh MacGhie, minister Hugh MacGhie, minister John Lindsay, deacon John Lindsay, deacon
Where:	Scotland, Balmaghie Parish Church Scotland, Balmaghie Parish Church Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Silver communion cup from Balmaghie Parish Church, Galloway, by Gilbert Kirkwood, Edinburgh, deacon John Lindsay, 1617 - 1619 Silver communion cup from Balmaghie Parish Church, Galloway, by Gilbert Kirkwood, Edinburgh, deacon John Lindsay, 1617 - 1619
References:	Burns, T. 'Old Scottish Communion Plate'. Edinburgh: R&R Clark, 1892 p 265
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