Baptismal Font

The Baptismal Font was a prize of war captured from the French at Senegal by a regiment organized by John Tufton Mason. It was presented to Queen's Chapel (then the name of St. John's) by his daughters, Sara and Anna , in 1761. The inscription on the cover was done by Wyseman Clagett, a church warden and kings attorney. The wife of Reverend Timothy Rich is seen in the photo next to the font holding their daughter Micheala who was baptized here.

(Posted February 28, 2005 by bmenk)