London No. 44

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view of font

the 18th-century font in the foreground, at the west end of the nave
Scene Description: the 18th-century font in the foreground, at the west end of the nave
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Holly Hayes, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken by Holly Hayes 22 April 2006
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission

view of church interior - nave - looking east

the 18th-century font in the foreground, at the west end of the nave
Scene Description: the 18th-century font in the foreground, at the west end of the nave
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Holly Hayes, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Holly Hayes 22 April 2006
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10621LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1726-1727
Font Century and Period/Style: 18th century (early), Georgian
Workshop/Group/Artisan: designed by John James; made by Francis Bird
Church / Chapel Name: Cathedral of St. Paul
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Paul
Site Location: Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Font Notes:
Allen (1839?) writes: "The cathedral font is of veined alabaster, standing under the second arch from the west door between the nave and the south aisles. It is very large, and in form like an oval base, fluted, with a cover of the same character." A baptismal font dated 1726-1727, designed by John James and made by Francis Bird. The font is quite large, with a general chalice-shape; it consists of a round basin decorated with a pattern of deeply carved grooves or flutes, and a graded underbowl chamfer; the base is very narrow at the upper end but widens to a larger round lower base; matching cover. (ill. in Burman (2004: fig 2003)) [cf. other entries for this church for earlier fonts]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Holly Hayes, of Sacred Destinations [www.sacred-destinations.com] for her photograph of this font

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, alabaster
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: 1726-1727

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. 344 / [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 20 July 2008]
  • Burman, Peter, "Decoration, furnishings and art since 1900", St. Paul's, the cathedral Church of London, 604-2004, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004, fig. 203