Communion cups

This pair of silver communion cups were originally part of a set of four presented to the parish of Walston in Lanarkshire in 1657. They were made in 1644-6 by George Robertson, a goldsmith in Edinburgh.

The cups are engraved with the arms of Christopher Baillie of Walston and of his wife Lilias Murray of Stanhope. The inscription reads: "Dedicat to the Chvrch of Walston / Anno 1657".

George Robertson was admitted to the Incorporation of Goldsmiths on 20 April 1643, having been made a burgess of Edinburgh on 5 April.

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• Online ID: 000-100-047-918-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1992.1891
• Date: Between 1644 and 1646
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: DEDICAT TO THE CHVRCH OF WALSTON / ANNO 1657; [coat of arms]; GR (conjoined]
  Silver. Inscription: DEDICAT TO THE CHVRCH OF WALSTON / ANNO 1657; [coat of arms]; GR (conjoined]
  Cup, communion
  Cup, communion
  
• Dimensions: 186 mm H x 100 mm rim D; 94 mm foot D
  186 mm H x 100 mm rim D; 94 mm foot D
  
• What: Cup, communion
  Cup, communion
  
• Subject:
• Who: Baillie of Walston
  Baillie of Walston
  Christopher Baillie
  Christopher Baillie
  George Robertson II (Possible maker)
  George Robertson II (Possible maker)
  Murray of Stanhope
  Murray of Stanhope
  Sir David Murray of Stanhope
  Sir David Murray of Stanhope
  Walston Parish Church
  Walston Parish Church
  
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• Description: Silver communion cup presented to the parish of Walston, Lanarkshire, probably by George Robertson II of Edinburgh, inscribed `Dedicat To The Chvrch Of Walston Anno 1657'
  Silver communion cup presented to the parish of Walston, Lanarkshire, probably by George Robertson II of Edinburgh, inscribed `Dedicat To The Chvrch Of Walston Anno 1657'
  
• References:
  • Burns, T. 'Old Scottish Communion Plate'. Edinburgh: R&R Clark, 1892 p 276-7 
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