Tydd St. Mary

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B01: angel - demi-figure - holding shield - 8

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 09886TYD
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A1101, 10 km NNW of Wisbech
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Described in Betjeman (1958): "The 15th-century font is decorated with shields held by angels." Noted in Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989): "Octagonal, Perp[endicular], with busts of angels holding shields."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Betjeman, John, An American's Guide to English Parish Churches (including the Isle of Man), New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958
Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989