London No. 34

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09903LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1631
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(early), Jacobean? / Carline?
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Nicholas Stone
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew Undershaft
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on Leadenhall St.
Additional Comments: disappeared font? The original medieval font?
Font Notes:
Allen (1839?) notes: ''The font, which is situated beneath the gallery, is a polygonal basin of marble, not remarkable for ornament; it has an arched cover''. Described in Blatch (1995): "Plain marble octagonal font with baluster stem by Nicholas Stone, master-mason to James I and Charles I. It dates from 1631 but the cover is later. It is enclosed in rails with baluster stems." [NB: the original fabric of the church is medieval, mentioned in the 12th century already, according to Blatch (ibid.), but we have no information on the earlier font(s) of this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Date: unknown [later than 1631]
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?], p. 68 / [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BVEGAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA717&lpg=RA1-PA717&dq=queenhithe+church+font&source=web&ots=9dzBGxXJDM&sig=mvPDHDDOyNJa-B_jKtBxJr4-Ny4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result] [accessed 16 July 2008]
  • Blatch, Mervyn, Guide to London's churches (2. ed.), London: Constable, 1995, p. 18