Elham

INFORMATION

FontID: 12050ELH
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: England
Location: Kent, South East
Century and Period: 12th century, Late Norman
Font Notes:
Glynne (1877) notes: "The font is octagonal and cased in wood", but his footnote adds: "The casing was removed and many other improvements made, when the church was restored". Newman (1976) mentions the font cover of ca. 1908-1917 as one of the most characterist items by F.C. Eden, who was responsible for the renovation of this church [during the incumbency of Revd. Alard de Bourbel]; it is quite likely that the circular font was made or re-cut at this time. An illustration of the modern font and cover can be found at [www.digiserve.com/peter/elham-smv1.thm] [accessed 29 July 2006]. [NB: we have no information on the font of the original late-12th century church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: ealy 20th century
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat round base; over it, four squat scrlls around a centre pivot;another base, smaller, over it; squat ribs around central finial

REFERENCES

Glynne, Steven Richard, Sir, Notes on the churches of Kent, London: John Murray, 1877
Newman, John, North East and East Kent, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1976