Collection plate

This church collection plate was made in 1743 by Alexander Wright, a pewterer based in Edinburgh. Wright was made a freeman of the Incorporation of Hammermen in 1732 and was working as a pewterer in the 1770s when his shop was in Edinburgh's West Bow.

The rim is engraved 'BELONGING TO THE ASOCIATE CONGREGATION IN EAST OF FIFE'. In the centre is a star-shaped device engraved and chased with leafy arabesque ornament and surrounded by a circular border formed of leaves.

The Associate Congregation was one of the groups that broke from the established Church of Scotland at the original secession in 1733.

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Online ID:	000-100-104-486-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1932.638
Date:	1743
Material:	Pewter. Inscription: Rim: [legend]; back: [mark of maker Alexander Wright of Edinburgh]
Dimensions:	28 mm H x 427 mm D
What:	Plate, collection
Subject:
Who:	Alexander Wright, Edinburgh (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Circular church collection plate of pewter, the centre containing a stellate device engraved and chased with leafy arabesque ornament, made by Alexander Wright, Edinburgh, 1743
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