Dorstone
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09646DOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century (early) [base only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Faith
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Faith [aka Faith of Conques, Foy]
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 19 km W of Hereford
Additional Comments: recycled font: modern bowl on 14th-century base
Font Notes:
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Described in Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. I: 56): "Font: octagonal stem and moulded base, early 14th-century, bowl modern."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Basin Interior Shape: [modern]
Basin Exterior Shape: modern
REFERENCES
- Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934, vol. I: p. 56