Emborough

INFORMATION

Font ID: 13502EMB

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early English

Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, just W of the S doorway

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin

Site Location: Somerset, South West, England, United Kingdom

Directions to Site: Located 8 km N of Shepton Mallet

Font Notes: Click to view

Drawing of a font in the Harvey Pridham Drawings of English Fonts (MS 56). [Folder Number, Item Description]. University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept., done by Harvey Pridham in 1886 accompanied by the following description: "Circular bowl - straight down sides. Margin 4". Position on left hand entering nave by S. Door. No cover." No font mentioned in Pevsner (1958). The National Monuments Record, English Heritage [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=268069] [accessed 11 September 2009] notes a "C13 tub font" in this church.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: tub-shaped

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round