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Fork
Three-pronged fork, the end of the handle engraved with floral designs (foliate and lily-like). On the back of the handle are initials and date. Part of a knife and fork set presented to Marischal College in 1802 by John Leslie, Goldsmith, but made…
Knife
Knife with steel blade and silver handle, handle inscribed 'this KNIFE and FORK THE Gift of JOHN LESLIE Goldsmith 1802 to MARISCHAL COLLEGE ABDN'. The end of the handle is inscribed 'R' and 'DCH 1503'. Part of a knife and fork set presented to…
Silver arrow. Arrow, about a foot long, in silver with a ring at the end. The fins of the arrow have an engraved crown and coat of arms on them.
Silver arrow. Prize formerly contended for by a Fraternity of Bowmen in Aberdeen.
Inscription: Engraved with: coat.of.arms of Earls.Marischal and L WK vicit anno 1769
Inscription: Engraved with: coat.of.arms of Earls.Marischal and L WK vicit anno 1769
Communion cup. A slender silver cup with a tall stem. It is highly decorated with engraved scrolls, foliage and coats of arms.
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…
Cup. A fat silver cup with a stem and scalloped decoration around the base and foot.
Made by Roger Booth of Aberdeen, and given to William Machray by his students.
Inscription: GULIELMO MACHRAY M.A. A eximiam ejus se Graecis literis instituendi curam grato animo doni dedit orima Graeca classis Marischal. Coll. et Univeritatis…
Inscription: GULIELMO MACHRAY M.A. A eximiam ejus se Graecis literis instituendi curam grato animo doni dedit orima Graeca classis Marischal. Coll. et Univeritatis…
Ladle. A steel tub shaped ladle with a long hooked handle.
Small steel ladle with rod handle which has a hook at the end.
Communion Beaker Cup
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…
Communion cup. Large silver cup with straight sides, engraved with a figure with long hair wearing only a cloak and holding a bird on one arm, surrounded by decorative scrolls and grotesque faces, and inscribed ANDREAS THOMSONUS, SCOTO-BORUSSUS, COLL: REG: ABERD:, IBID: EDUCAT, DONO DEDIT, 1643.
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…
Communion plate. A wide pewter plate.
Communion plate, in pewter.
Lantern. Cylindrical tin lantern, about a foot tall, with a conical roof and windows made of flattened sheets of horn on the sides.
Hand lantern, for a candle, with horn windows in a tin frame. The tin is stamped with the initials 'W D'.
Inscription: WD
Inscription: WD