Communion plate

This pewter communion plate was made around 1749 by William Hunter of Edinburgh. It is plain apart from the maker's mark on the base.

Church communion or collection plate of pewter, marked with an expanded rose and Edinburgh on a ribbon, made by William Hunter, Edinburgh, c. 1749

Communion required cups for the wine and plates for the bread, and every church in Scotland had to equip itself with suitable vessels. Both pewter and silver were used to make communion plate. Pewter was cheaper but could be polished to look like silver.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-426-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KJ 77
• Date: Around 1749
  c. 1749
  
• Material: Pewter. Inscription: [Edinburgh pewterer's mark] / I.H.
  Plate, communion / plate, collection
  
• Dimensions: 425 mm Dia
  
• What: Plate, communion / plate, collection
  
• Subject: Ecclesiastical, miscellaneous, vestments (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: William Hunter, Edinburgh (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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