Communion plate (back)

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This is the back of a pewter communion plate from the Free Church of Scotland in Garvald in East Lothian. Dated 1843, the plate was made by D Cormack of Edinburgh.

The back is stamped with the maker's name, 'D. CORMACK/EDINBRO'.

Both pewter and silver were used to make communion plate. Pewter was cheaper than silver, but when new could be polished to look like silver.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-713-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KJ 243
• Date: 1843
  
• Material: Pewter. Inscription: Around rim: FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, GARVALD 1843 / marks on base: RW [in shield] [3 fleur de lys in shield] EDIN [in shield] RW X Thistle [in waisted punch] / stamped: D. CORMACK EDINBRO
  Plate, communion
  
• Dimensions: 340 mm Diam
  
• What: Plate, communion
  
• Subject: Ecclesiastical, miscellaneous, vestments (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: D. Cormack; Edinburgh
  Free Church of Scotland, Garvald
  Robert Whyte, Edinburgh (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, East Lothian, Garvald
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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• Description: Pewter communion plate , with FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, GARVALD 1843 engraved in cross-hatch lettering round the flat rim, by D. Cormack of Edinburgh
  
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