Dunsby

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 01212DUN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Church Address: Dunsby, Bourne PE10 0UB, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1778 219626
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 6 km NE of Bourne
Font Notes:
Cox & Harvey (1907): "The octagon font at Dunsby, Lincs., has a most puzzling inscription on its panels. On one panel are five small circles, the centre one containing the letter i, which seems to be intended to be used in reiteration with the surrounding consonants; probably it stands for In principio. On other panels are the monograms of Jesus and Christ, and the words baptista and Maria". Noted in Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989): "Font. Octagonal, Perp[endicular], in the fields an inscription carried right round (cf. Bourne). It reads 'Jesus Christ Maria Baptista', and in the eigth panel what Cox [cf. supra] interpreted as 'in principio'."

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 677795 5856278
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.8269, -0.361
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 49′ 36.84″ N, 0° 21′ 39.6″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: On the side panels
Inscription Text: "i / [monogram of Jesus] / [monogram of Christ] / baptista / Maria"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: Cox & Harvey (1907: 181); Pevsner... (1989: 261)

REFERENCES

  • Cox, John Charles, English Church Furniture, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907, p. 181