Amiens No. 3
Results: 4 records
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12058AMI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: lead font
Church / Chapel Name: [unknown]
Church Address: Amiens, France
Site Location: Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Amiens
Historical Region: Picardie
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
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Andre (1882) writes: "Mr. Burges, who made metal work one of his chief studies, noted a leaden font at Amiens, in which all the traceries, buttresses, arches, and figures were fastened on with rivets in the same manner as if the material used were iron". [NB: we have not been able to find any other information on this font -- presumed disappeared]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 450318 5526692
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal, lead
REFERENCES
- André, J. Lewis, "Leaden Fonts in Sussex", 32, Surrey Archaeological Collections, relating to the history and antiquities of the county, 1882