Little Dunmow No. 2
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view of font and cover in context
Scene Description: the replacement font and cover at the west end of the nave, on the north side
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11784DUN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin [formerly the Lady Chapel of the Augustinian Priory of St. Mary the Virgin]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Dunmow_Priory
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Church St, Dunmow CM6 2AE, United Kingdom -- Tel. +44 1371 875753
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B1008, 2-3 km E of Gret Dunmow, 8-9 km W of Braintree
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Additional Comments: recycled font: the lower base is modern
Font Notes:
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Noted in the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (Essex, 1916-1923): "Font: octagonal, with moulded bowl and trefoil-panelled stem, 14th-century, base modern".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: low pyramidal with Latin cross finial
REFERENCES
- Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, An Inventory of the historical monuments in Essex, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1916-1923, vol. 1: 178 and pl. on p. opp. 177