Carew No. 1 / Carew Cheriton

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10060CAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, base only
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century [base only] [composite font], Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the vestry
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Additional Comments: recycled font / unused font: only the base has survived, kept in the vestry
Font Notes:
Listed in Lloyd et al. (2001: 160) as the base of an old font [probably 14th century] now kept in the vestry. This source describes the font in use as an "1844 copy of the old Norman square scalloped bowl, which has fooled many a visitor" [NB: font not listed in this Index on account of its late date -- cf. entry for Carew No. 2 for a medieval stoup in this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: [base only]
Basin Interior Shape: [missing]
Basin Exterior Shape: missing

REFERENCES

  • Lloyd, Thomas, Pembrokeshire, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004, p. 160