Communion bread plate

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This pewter communion bread plate is from Keig Parish Church in Aberdeenshire. It dates from 1671 and has the maker's touch of George Rose, a pewterer in Aberdeen. Scottish pewter from the 17th century is extremely rare.

The plate is engraved with a Latin inscription: 'Hoc est corpus meum' [Here is my body]. It also bears the date, 1671, the maker's touch and the letters 'GR', probably for George Rose.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-569-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KJ 244 A
• Date: 1671
  
• Material: Plate, communion
  
• Dimensions: 50 mm H x 405 mm Dia
  
• What: Plate, communion
  
• Subject: Ecclesiastical, miscellaneous, vestments (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: George Ross, Aberdeen (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen
  Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Keig Parish Church
  
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• Description: Communion plate from Keig Parish Church, Aberdeenshire, with maker's touch and "GR", probably for George Ross, Aberdeen, 1671
  
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