St. Mary Church nr. Cowbridge
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BBL01: design element - motifs - roll moulding
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Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 12710MAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Wales
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A48, 4-5 km S of Cowbridge
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave
Century and Period: 12th century, Norman
Font Notes:
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Described in Orrin (1988): "The Norman font has a plain cylindrical bowl and is barrel-shaped. It has a lower plain circular roll-moulding and is set on an ugly overpowering base, circular at the junction with the bowl, then angled out at the corners to meet the heavy square step at the plinth."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Orrin, Geoffrey R., Medieval Churches of the Vale of Glamorgan, Cowbridge: D. Brown & Sons, 1988