Pair of Silver Communion Beakers for Nigg Church
SilversmithMade by
George Walker
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1685 - 1743)
Date1700 - 1705
Object NameBeaker
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall: Height: 15.7 cm
Base: Diameter: 7.5 cm
Rim: Diameter: 10.3 cm
Base: Diameter: 7.5 cm
Rim: Diameter: 10.3 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1974 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Loan
Object numberABDAG001037
Keywords
The inscription on these beakers tells us that a special collection was held at the Easter Communion of 1701 in Nigg Parish Church to pay for this pair of beakers.
Denburn Church
Denburn Church
Denburn Church
