Bexley
INFORMATION
FontID: 12085BEX
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
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1684
Century and Period: 17th century[basin only] [composite font], Baroque [composite]
Font Notes:
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Noted in Newman (1980): "Font. The bowl is dated 1684, and is on a medieval stem."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: on the basin side
Inscription Text: [1684]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
Newman, John, West Kent and the Weald, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1980