Lound nr. Lowestoft

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B01: coat of arms - Bertelot family

Scene Description: "sable, 3 gants argent trimmed and tasselled or" (other coats unidentified); all being held by demi-angels

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Image Source: Tyrrell-Green (1928: fig. 77)

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B02: animal - mammal - lion - sejant - 4

Scene Description: on alternate panels of the basin

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Image Source: Tyrrell-Green (1928: fig. 77)

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BU01: angel - cherub - 8

Scene Description: one at each angle of the upper chamfer of the underbowl; wings spread over the sides

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Image Source: Tyrrell-Green (1928: fig. 77)

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BU02: design element - motifs - floral - flower - 4-petal - 8

Scene Description: one on each of the eight panels of the lower underbowl chamfer

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LB01: animal - mammal - lion - sejant - 4

Scene Description: one on each side of the square pedestal base

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Image Source: Tyrrell-Green (1928: fig. 77)

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LB02: design element - architectural - buttress - 4

Scene Description: one on each angle of the square pedestal base

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INFORMATION

FontID: 05882LOU
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: England
Location: Suffolk, East Anglia
Directions to Site: Located about 10 km NNW of Lowestoft, W of the A12
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Suckling (1846-1848) writes: "Between the north and south doors of the nave stands a good octangular font, bearing in its sculptured panels the emblems of the Evangelists. Near the base is an inscription in old English character, cut in the stone, but much mutilated. I think, however, the following is a correct reading of the legend. '+Orate pro aia dni Johis Casteli plectoris ecclie de Norvic qui fecit fieri hnc fonte baptism'" [abbreviation signs not reproduced here]. Described and illustrated in Tyrrell-Green (1928) as an octagonal mounted baptismal font of the Perpendicular period; the panels of the basin have demi-angels holding up shields bearing coats-of arms (one of these is identified in this same source as the arms of Betelot "sable, 3 gants argent trimmed and tasselled or") (ibid.); the other panels have sedente lions; the first chamfer of the underbowl has cherubs at the angles spreading their wings over the sides; the lower chamfer has four-petal flowers. The square pedestal has buttresses at the angles and sedente linos on ledges at the sides. Noted in Parker (1855) as Perpendicular. Betjeman (1958) mentions a beautifully decorated beam that supports the font cover. Listed in Cautley (1982) as 15th-century font bearing an inscription.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: near the base
Inscription Text: "+ORATE PRO AIA DNI JOHIS CASTELI PLECTORIS ECCLIE DE NORVIC QUI FECIT FIERI HNC FONTE BAPTISM"
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood,
Apparatus: yes {unknown]
Notes: the cover is supported by a "beautifully decorated beam" [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

Betjeman, John, An American's Guide to English Parish Churches (including the Isle of Man), New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958
Cautley, Henry Munro, Suffolk churches and their treasures, Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1982
Parker, John Henry, The Ecclesiastical and architectural topography of England [...] Suffolk, 1855
Suckling, Alfred, The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk, with genealogical and architectural notices of its several towns and villages, London: John Weale [...], 1846-1848
Tyrrell-Green, E., Baptismal Fonts Classified and Illustrated, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge: The Macmillan Co., 1928