London No. 39 / Hammersmith
Results: 8 records
B01: design element - motifs - moulding
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baltch, 1995
Image Source: Blatch (1995: [328]) [detail]
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BU01: design element - patterns - ribbed
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baltch, 1995
Image Source: Blatch (1995: [328]) [detail]
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BU02: design element - motifs - foliage
LB01: design element - motifs - foliage
Scene Description: four large leaves forming the base of the stem
LID01: design element - architectural - church - tower
Scene Description: representing the tower of the old demolished church
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baltch, 1995
Image Source: Blatch (1995: [328]) [detail]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
view of font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baltch, 1995
Image Source: Blatch (1995: [328]) [detail]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baltch, 1995
Image Source: Blatch (1995: [328])
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
view of font cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baltch, 1995
Image Source: Blatch (1995: [328]) [detail]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
FontID: 09909LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Dionis, Parsons Green
Church Patron Saints: St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: Located on New Kings Rd., across from Parsons Green
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Blatch (1995: [328], 329) as a font of the 17th century "with a delightful cover representing the old tower" [the old church was demolished in 1878, according to the same source]. The font consists of a moulded octagonal basin , the underbowl decorated with stylised ribbed pattern and large leaves beneath; the base is a baluster-type stem; the whole is raised on an octagonal plinth with kneeling stone. The cover is slightly taller than the font itself, probably around four feet and, as Blatch indicates, it is in the shape of the tower of the old church; it is raised by means of a counterweight apparatus hooked from the ceiling.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: unknown
Material: wood
Apparatus: yes (counterweight?)
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Blatch, Mervyn, Guide to London's churches (2. ed.), London: Constable, 1995