BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, BRATTLE STREET
CHURCH
Founded in 1699.
N this church are twenty-eight pieces of old silver, consisting of two beakers,
four flagons, two standing cups, a baptismal basin, six dishes, twelve cups and
a spoon. Some of the earliest of these were doubtless used by Whitefield, the
celebrated evangelist, when he administered the sacrament at the invitation of
the pastor, Dr Colman, on Sunday, November 24, 1744.
The first beaker has a bell-shaped body, the upper part being plain, and the
lower fluted; it has a ribbed base. Inscription:
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Height, +8in.; diameter of the top, 32in., and of the base, 2 in.
Maker's mark: (m, for Jeremiah Dummer of Boston (1645-1718).
Plate XXVII.
Edward Boylston, the donor, was the son of Thomas and Mary (Gardner) Boylston.
He married Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Fowle) Dassett and died in 17 2 9.
The second beaker is a duplicate of the first, and is the same size. The weight marked
is 6 oz. 6 dwts. It is illustrated next to the first beaker.
Maker's mark: 0 , for William Cowell of Boston (1682-1736).
Two tall plain cups are a pair, having bell-shaped bodies on baluster stems and
moulded bases.They are inscribed, in feather mantling surmounted by cherubs:
The Legacy of Stephen Minot, Esqr to the Church Iin Brattle-
street. 17 32
Early in the nineteenth century these cups were fitted with domed covers with acorn
finials. The weight of the cups, marked, are i oz. ii dwt and i o oz. i0 dwts, and
with the covers, 14 oz. 8 dwts and I 3 Oz. 13 dwts respectively. The height, ex-
clusive of the covers, is 8 in.; diameter of the mouth, 4 in., and of the base, 3iin.
Maker's mark:   , for John Edwards of Boston (circa 1670-xy 46),who was a
member of this church.
Illustrated on Plate XX VII, in front of the " Edmond " baptismal basin.
Stephen Minott, the donor, a merchant of Boston, was the son of John and Lydia
(Butler) Minott,and was born August i0, 16 6 2. He married, December i, i6 8 6,
Mercy, daughter of Christopher Clark. He held the offices successively of captain
and colonel in the militia, and was prominent in public affairs. He died in i732
(Minott genealogy). The following is a copy of his legacy of plate to this church
in his will dated October 30, I7 32, and proved November 13, 17 32: " I give to
the Revd Doct' Benja Colman the sum of Twenty Pounds and to the Revd Mr.
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