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Communion cups

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from Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh

Postcard of Communion cups.
000-100-102-951-C
© National Museums Scotland

Communion cups

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: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  Q.L.1987.2
Date: 1632
1632
Material: Silver
Silver
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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