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Communion cup

(Scottish (free 1642m d, 1685))
dated 1645
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsH. 23.1 cm (9 1/8 in.); Diameter (of rim) 21.1 cm (8 5/16 in.); Weight 975.3 gm ( 31 oz 7 dwt)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number1973.172
On View
On view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsEngraved around rim, FOR THE KIRKE OF HADINTOVNE* 1645
ProvenanceKirk Session, St. Mary Hadington, sold Sotheby & Co., London, November 30, 1972, lot 113-114, purchased from S. J. Shrubsole, New York, April 11, 1973, Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour.
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1762–63
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Group shot: 1991.539-542
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Group shot: 1991.539-542
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1874–75
Group shot: 1991.539-542
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1874–75
Group shot: 1991.539-542
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