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Description: | Silver communion cup made by W Melville of Aberdeen in 1652 and given to Marischal College in 1653 by George Gordon of Strathnaver. It is engraved with a floriate design around the coat of arms of Lord Strathnaver on the front and the reverse, each one surmounted with a crest. The base is also engraved with a floriate design. Around the rim is engraved the following dedication: 'D Georgius Gordonius Strathnaverinae Dominus, hoc poculum in educationis et amoris tesseram Collegio Marescallano donavit, Anno 1653'.
Acquisition source: Strathnaver Lord | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1652-1653 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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