Nether Compton No. 1
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INFORMATION
FontID: 11350COM
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra
Country Name: England
Location: Dorset, South West
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Decorated
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Robin Adeney and The Dorset Historic Churches Trust [www.dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk], for the photograph of this font
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Listed in Long (1923) as a baptismal font of the Decorated period. The Dorset Historic Churches Trust [http://dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk/nether_compton.htm] illustrates a much-repaired font that appears medieval: octagonal basin with plain sides and curved underbowl raised on a polygonal stem and quadrangular lower base. [cf. Index entry for Nether Compton No. 2 for a holy-water stoup in this church]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
Long, E.T., "Dorset church fonts", 44, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club, 1923, pp. 62-76; r["References"]