Amiens No. 3
Results: 4 records
B01: human figure
![[cf. Font notes]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/others/image_not_available.jpg)
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
![[cf. Font notes]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/bsi-testing-site/others/image_not_available.jpg)
B02: design element - motifs - tracery
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
B03: design element - architectural - arch
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
B04: design element - architectural - buttress
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
INFORMATION
FontID: 12058AMI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: [unknown]
Country Name: France
Location: Somme, Hauts-de-France
Century and Period: Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: lead 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]
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