Historic silver of the Colonies and its makers (1917)
Bigelow, Francis Hill, 1859-1933 · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 259
tlands, Long Island, and a pair In the Re-formed Church at Bergen, New Jersey. A plain baptismal basin (lUus. 137) made byJohn Potwine (i698-1792) of Boston, has a deepdepression with a rounded bottom and it seemsprobable that the basin was supported by awooden frame when In use. The wide rim,with… … 137. John Potwine. D. 13I in. longer existsand the com-munion servicehas been gen-erously andwisely given tothe Museum ofFine Arts, atBoston. Of the sametype, but witha domed cen-tre, is the basinin the FirstCongregationalChurch at Kit-tery, Maine, made in 1759 by Samuel Minott(1732-1803) of…
Silverwork -- United States
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