Hentland

Results: 3 records

B01: design element - motifs - floral - rose

Scene Description: several

LB01: design element - architectural - arch - trefoiled - 8

Scene Description: one on each side of the stem of the base

human figure - head - 16

Scene Description: two on each side of the basin

INFORMATION

FontID: 09655HEN
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Dubricious
Church Patron Saints: St. Dubricius aka Devereux, Dubric, Dyfrig]
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 6.5 km S of Ross
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th - 16th century, Perpendicular
Described in Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. I: 85): "Font: with octagonal bowl with recessed panel on each face carved with roses and two human heads; underside of bowl of ogee form ornamented with series of bracket-like projections; octagonal stem with trefoil-headed panel on each face. chamfered base on square sub-base, late 15th or early 16th-century."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: four?
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