London No. 4
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Scene Description: the later font by John Soane
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © St. Giles in the Fields Parish, 2007
Image Source: digital image in St. Giles in the Fields Parishc site [http://www.stgilesonline.org/exploring-spirituality/prayer-path.php] [accessed 18 November 2007]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 05453LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1644
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. Giles-in-the-Fields
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Additional Comments: famous person font: "In 1818 in this font were baptized William and Clara, children of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) on the same day as Clara Allegra, the daughter of Lord Byron (1788-1824)." [source: http://www.stgilesonline.org/exploring-spirituality/prayer-path.php] [accessed 18 November 2007]
Font Notes:
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Described in Bond (1908) as "a pewter font" provided to this church in 1644. [NB: a later font was designed (?) for this church by the architect Sir John Soane (1753-1837) and is still in use -- not listed separately in this Index on account of its late date].
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, pewter
REFERENCES
- Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, London: Waterstone, 1985 c1908, p. 76