Communion cup

Simon Mackenzie (1678 - 1759)

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery

1718

Cup stands on a raised circular foot with a flattened rim with a wide spool-shaped stem with a plain knob. The bell shaped bowl with everted lip is engraved with a crest, motto & coronet of the Countess of Sutherland.

• Medium: silver
• Dimensions: 20 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £2063 ( Total: £13,750)
• ArtFunded in: 2001
• Vendor: Partridge Fine Arts

Provenance

Bought for St Andrew's Church of Scotland and sold by them at Christie's (SK) 29/6/99.

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