Dublin Core
Title
Communion Beaker Cup
Identifier
ABDUA:36870
Description
From Danzig (Gdansk). In 1642 two students from Danzig, Andrew Thomson and Peter Specht, came to study in the fourth year of the MA course at King's College, Aberdeen University, and in 1643 each donated an engraved silver Danzig beaker to the University. The Specht beaker is decorated with scrolls, festoons and fruits with a dedication engraved in an oval panel on the front.
Inscription: ALMAE/UNIVERSITATI/ ABERDONENSI/ IN. AMORIS.SVI/TESSERAM DONAVIT/PETRVS SPECHT/BORVSSUS. IN./EADEM.LAVREA/DONATUS/ANNO.1643
Inscription: ALMAE/UNIVERSITATI/ ABERDONENSI/ IN. AMORIS.SVI/TESSERAM DONAVIT/PETRVS SPECHT/BORVSSUS. IN./EADEM.LAVREA/DONATUS/ANNO.1643
Date
Early: 1643 Late: 1643
Relation
ABDUA:36869
Format
metal silver, H: 160 mm Dia(inside rim, oval): 101 - 104 mm Di
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Europe, Scotland Poland, North East Scotland, Aberdeen University Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Danzig Gdansk
Provenance
Acquisition Source: Specht, Peter