London No. 31
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B01: angel - cherub
Scene Description: several heads adorning the basin
INFORMATION
FontID: 09900LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Sepulchre without Newgate
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Sepulchre
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: Located in the Holborn Viaduct
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, S aisle, W end
Date: ca. 1670?
Century and Period: 17th century(late?)
Font Notes:
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Allen (1839?) notes: "The font is a large and handsone polygonal basin of veined marble sustained on a circular pedestal of grained marble; the canopy of oak, with gilt enrichments, has an inscription recording that it was the gift of the parish in 1670." Blatch (1995) notes the presence in this church of a font recovered from another London Church [cf. Index entry for London No. 78, Christ Churt, Newgate], and adds: "St Sepulchre's own font, at the West end of the south aisle, is an attractive marble furnishing with baluster stem and fluted bowl adorned with cherubs' heads which was given by a parishoner in 1670. The cover is octagonal."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: polygonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: ca. 1670?
Material: wood
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Allen, Thomas, The History and Antiquities of London, Wsetminster, Southwark, and parts adjacent, London: published by George Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, [1839?]
Blatch, Mervyn, Guide to London's churches (2. ed.), London: Constable, 1995