Bowl, Baptismal
- Object Name:
- Bowl, Baptismal
- Object ID:
- 1941.010.02
- Creator:
- Bush, Robert & Co. -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Bristol and Bitton, England
- Date:
- 1790-1793
- Description:
- Baptismal basin. Made by Robert Bush & Co., Bristol and Bitten, England. Pewter. Flat-bottomed, with deep rounded hammered sides and a narrow upturned rim with edge rolled to inside. Circle incised at base. Impressed marks on inner bottom: "RB" in script below antelope's head in upright stippled oval.
- Material:
- Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-2 Dia-7.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a set originally owned and used by the Lempster (Center) Congregational Church, NH, for which the lender serves as trustee. Basin has pewterer's mark believed to be of Robert Bush, Jr. of Bristol and Bitton, England.
- Credit Line:
- On Loan from the New Hampshire Congregational Christian Conference
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