Sevenoaks No. 2
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12131SEV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1878-1880?
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century
Cognate Fonts: This font may be a copy of the one at the cathedral in Florence, Italy
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary, Sevenoaks
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Kippington Road, Sevenoaks TN13 2LL, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1732 451117
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on Kippington Rd [Sevenoaks is at the junction A21-M26, 25-3- km WSW of Maidstone]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Additional Comments: copy / replica font [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
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Noted in Newman (1980): "Font. Marble. Said to have been copied from one in Florence Cathedral."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
REFERENCES
- Newman, John, West Kent and the Weald, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1980, p. 512