Pixley
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09717PIX
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century [re-tooled], Perpendicular [altered?]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 6.5 km WNW of Ledbury
Additional Comments: recycled font: possibly 15th-century, entirely re-tooled
Font Notes:
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Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. II:154): "Font: octagonal bowl with moulded under-siude, plain stem and moulded base, possibly 15th-century, entirely re-tooled."
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, vol. II: p. 154