Communion cups

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This pair of silver communion cups from Trinity College Kirk in Edinburgh were made in London in 1632. The cups are similar to a group made around this time for several Scottish parishes, such as those made for Greyfriars by Thomas Cleghorne.

The cups have deep bowls and round stems. They are engraved with the maker's initials, 'FH' and the inscription: 'For the North East Parishe' - the original name for Trinity.

Trinity College Kirk stood on the site of Waverley Station. It was founded in 1460 by Mary of Gueldres, in memory of her husband James II, and completed in 1531. The church became Protestant at the Reformation in 1560.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-951-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  Q.L.1987.2
• Date: 1632
  1632
  
• Material: Silver
  Silver
  Cup, communion
  Cup, communion
  
• Dimensions: 205 mm H x 210 mm Dia Base: 155 mm Dia
  205 mm H x 210 mm Dia Base: 155 mm Dia
  
• What: Cup, communion
  Cup, communion
  
• Subject:
• Who: F. T.
  F. T.
  
• Where: England, London
  England, London
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Trinity College
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Trinity College
  
• Event:
• Description: Silver communion cup, engraved 'For the North East Parishe', from Trinity College Church, Edinburgh, by 'F.T.', London, 1632
  Silver communion cup, engraved 'For the North East Parishe', from Trinity College Church, Edinburgh, by 'F.T.', London, 1632
  
• References:
  • Keay, J. & Keay J. (ed). Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London: Collins, 1994 p 337 
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