Dunholme / Dunholm

Results: 4 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 12600DUN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: East Anglia font?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Chad
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17532566
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Chad [aka, Ceaadda, Cedd, Ceoddi]
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 10 km NNE of Lincoln
Additional Comments: damaged font / defaced font [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Noted in Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989): "Font. Alas defaced. It is of an East Anglian type, with fleurons on the base, seated saints (and the Annunciation) against the stem, and more seated figures against the bowl."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989, p. 260