Oxcombe / Oxcomb

Results: 2 records

B01: symbol - shield

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

LB02: design element - patterns - fluted

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 12738OXC
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Country Name: England
Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 11 km NNE of Horncastle
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Noted in Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989): "Font. Octagonal bowl with shields. Fluted stem."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Pevsner, Nikolaus, Lincolnshire, London: Penguin, 1989