Tetford

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 12798TET
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [modern base] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17548650
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 11 km ENE of Horncastle
Additional Comments: altered font: the shafts of the base are modern
Font Notes:
Described in Pevsner, Harris and Antram (1989): "Font. C13. Octagonal bowl with stiff-leaf foliage on the underside supported on a cluster of shafts. The shafts themselves are modern."

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. 752