Colwall
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09681COL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [re-cut], Medieval [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. James
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 6 km NE of Ledbury
Additional Comments: recycled font: entirely re-cut
Font Notes:
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Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 53): "Font: plain hemispherical bowl, cylindrical stem and chamfered base, perhaps 13th -century, entirely recut."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
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. II: p. 53