Dunfermline Communion Cups

made by George Robertson of Edinburgh (1617 - 1641)

National Museum of Scotland

1628 - 1629

Communion cups are undoubtedly the major glory of early 17th century Scottish silver, and indeed they form the majority of surviving examples of the work of Scottish seventeenth-century goldsmiths. The Dunfermline Abbey cups represent a style at once typical and beautiful. They carryover some stylistic elements from the mazers of the previous century, particularly the egg and dart decoration of the feet coupled with a simple elegance and functionalism.

• Medium: silver
• Dimensions: 2 x 2 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £5000 ( Total: £32,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1996
• Vendor: Dunfermline Abbey Church

Provenance

In possesion of Dunfermline Abbey Church since they were made.

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