Little Dunmow No. 2

Results: 3 records

B01: design element - motifs - moulding

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

LB01: design element - motifs - panel - trefoiled

Scene Description: on the stem of the base [cf. Font notes]

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

FontID: 11784DUN
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin [formerly the Lady Chapel of the Augustinian Priory of St. Mary the Virgin]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Directions to Site: Located off the B1256, 4 km E of Great Dunmow [Coordinates: 51° 51′ 58.74″ N, 0° 24′ 16.58″ E 51.866316, 0.404606]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end
Century and Period: 14th century, Medieval
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