Flagon
John Noyes
(American, 1674–1749)
1711
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOverall: 30.5 x 10.8 x 15.9 cm (12 x 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Benevolent Fraternity of Churches
Accession number13.404
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
InscriptionsEngraved "This belongs to the Church in Brattle Street 1711" in foliated panel.ProvenanceAbout 1711, Brattle Street Church, Boston, which became the Church in Brattle Square; May 28, 1906, lent by the Church in Brattle Square, Boston to MFA; church dissolved by 1913; 1913, gift of the Benevolent Fraternity of Churches to the MFA. (Accession date: March 6, 1913)
