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BBU01: design element - motifs - zigzag
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: pl. 55)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © H.M.S.O., 1931-1934
Image Source: Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: pl. 55)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09733BYT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (early), Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 10 km NE of Kington
Additional Comments: damaged font: much evident damage to the sides of the basin
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: xxxvi, 32 and pl. 55): "Font[...]: Round bowl splayed back in the lower part and with incised zigzag band round the top, plain stem, early 12th-century." The illustration from this source shows evident damage to the basin sides; the font is raised on a double plinth, modern, the upper step octagonal, the lower, square.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: round, 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. III: p. xxxvi, 32 and pl. 55