Bryngwyn
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B01: symbol - shield
Scene Description: a/p description in Newman (2000)
INFORMATION
FontID: 04370BRY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Peter
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Country Name: Wales
Location: Monmouthshire
Directions to Site: Located 2 km NW of Llanarth, about 15 km SE of Abergavenny down the A40 (dir. Raglan...)
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:
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Described in Newman (2000) as a local late medieval font, "hexagonal on panelled shaft and base", with standard Decorated ornamentation "here enriched with shields".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hexagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
REFERENCES
Newman, John, Gwent/Monmouthshire, London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 2000