Newmachar Communion Beaker
SilversmithRepaired by
James Gordon
(Aberdeen, Scotland, active c.1766 - 1806)
Datec.1779
Object NameBeaker
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsHeight: 17 cm
Rim: 11.2cm
Foot: 7.9cm
Weight: 385.43gm
Rim: 11.2cm
Foot: 7.9cm
Weight: 385.43gm
AcquisitionOn loan from the Kirk Session of Newmachar Parish Church, 1980.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG011113
Keywords
Both beakers are of a plain shape set on a simple foot. One beaker was made by Coline Allan (ABDAG011114) and was presented to the Church of New Machar in 1770 by Alexander Thomson of Rennieshill and Banchory, which lies to the west of Aberdeen.
It was a companion cup to an earlier cup - this one- which was presented in 1679 by Henry Panton of Boghall and his wife Anna Irvine. The maker of this 1679 cup is unknown, however it was repaired and possibly remodelled by James Gordon around 1779
