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B01: design element - motifs - floral - ball flower - 4
Scene Description: on alternate sides of the octagonal basin
INFORMATION
FontID: 09645DEW
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Michael
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 6-7 km SSW of Hereford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: ca. 1340?
Century and Period: 14th century (mid), Decorated
Font Notes:
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Described in Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. I: 53): "Font [...] with circular to octagonal bowl with ball flowers on alternate faces of the octagon; octagonal shaft with stopped angles to square base, c. 1340."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934