Ely No. 3

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 13231ELY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Late Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of the Holy Cross
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely_Cathedral
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Cross
Site Location: Cambridgeshire, East, England, United Kingdom
Font Notes:
Noted in the Victoria County History (Cambridge and the Isle of Ely, vol. 4, 2002): "The 12th-century font has a cup-shaped bowl with large scallops; the oak cover is of 17th-century date." The VCH shows a plan of the church interior with the font located at the west end of the nave.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: 17th-century
Material: wood, oak
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.