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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: pl. 54)
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 09691STA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (early), Transitional
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 5 km SE of Bromyard
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II: 171 and pl. 54): "Font[...]: roughly hemispherical bowl, round stem and moulded base with spur-ornaments, early 13th-century." The font appears in this source covered with a flat wooden lid, probably modern.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: chalice-shaped, hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat and plain
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. 171 and pl. 54