Portskewett

Results: 3 records

B01: design element - motifs - quatrefoil

several, a/p description in Newman
Scene Description: several, a/p description in Newman

B02: design element - architectural - arcade - blind

a/p description in Newman (2000)
Scene Description: a/p description in Newman (2000)

B03: design element - motifs - floral - rosette - 4 petals

one only, a/p description in Newman (2000)
Scene Description: one only, a/p description in Newman (2000)

INFORMATION

FontID: 04369POR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Wales
Location: Monmouthshire
Directions to Site: Located 8-10 km SW of Chepstow, on the W bank of the Severn, next to the S branch of the M4 bridge
Historical Region: formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Perpendicular
Cognate Fonts: Newman (2000) gives the three fonts at Portskewett, Bryngwyn and Llanart as cognates, with some ornamental differences
Font Notes:
Described in Newman (2000) as a late medieval font with standard Perpendicular ornamentation; the octagonal basin has "quatrefoils, simple blind arcading and one four-petal flower" and is mounted on a plain octagonal stem.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Newman, John, Gwent/Monmouthshire, London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 2000