Bowl, Baptismal
- Object Name:
- Bowl, Baptismal
- Object ID:
- 1936.015.04
- Creator:
- Trask, Oliver (1792-1847) -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Beverly, MA
- Date:
- 1832-1839
- Description:
- Baptismal basin. Made by Oliver Trask (1792-1847), Beverly, MA. Pewter. Footed baptismal bowl or basin with double bellied body and upward curving rim. Supported on splayed, molded base with flat bottom. Inside of foot open and visible from above. Concentric, incised circles on bottom, both inner and outer surfaces. Two deep grooves encircling outer edge of rim on inner surface. Impressed mark on inner bottom surface: "O.TRASK" in plain rectangle. Adhesive tape label with loan information. Part of a set.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-4.375 Dia-10.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a set used in the First Congregational Church, Goshen, NH.
- Credit Line:
- On Loan from the First Congregational Church, Goshen, N.H.
- People:
- Trask, Oliver (1792-1847)
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