Baptismal basin
William Cowell, Sr.
(American, 1682 or 1683–1736)
1716
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOther (Overall): 33cm (13in.)
Credit LineGift of the Benevolent Fraternity of Churches
Accession number13.392
On View
On viewClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
Provenance1716, gift of Benjamin Edmond, merchant, to the Brattle Street Church, Boston which became the Church in Brattle Square; May 28, 1906, lent by the Church in Brattle Square to the MFA; Church dissolved by 1913; 1913, gift of the Benevolent Fraternity of Churches to the MFA. (Accession date: March 6, 1913)
mid-15th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Early 19th century
late 18th century
early 18th century
late 15th century (?)
mid-14th–mid-15th century
second half of 14th–first third of 15th century
late 15th–early 16th century
mid-13th century
Late 19th century (before 1890)