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Baptismal basin

(American, 1799–1887)
about 1850
Object PlaceDorchester, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver plate
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 20.6 x 13 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of the First Church in Newton
Accession number1973.33
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
Provenance1973, gift of the First Church of Newton, Mass. to the MFA.
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