Sanctuary Lamp in Memory of George Heriot
Name/Title
Sanctuary Lamp in Memory of George Heriot
Date Made
1953
Public Description (About this object)
A silver and glass sanctuary lamp in St Martin-in-the-Fields, in memory of George Heriot (d.1624). Heriot was a jewellery and goldsmith to King James I. He was buried in St Martins. There is a George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and their present and former pupils donated the lamp in memory of their founder in 1953.
Object number
SMITF.H.152