London No. 61

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angel - cherub - head

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 13629LON
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mildred
Church Patron Saints: St. Mildrith [aka Mildred, Mildþrȳð, Mildryth, Mildthryth]
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: Located on Breat Street, S of Basing Lane
Font Location in Church: [disappeared?]
Date: ca. 1683?
Century and Period: 17th century, Stuart
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Christopher Wren?
Cognate Fonts: a copy of this font was made for the church of St. Anne and St. Agnes, also in London
Allen (1839?) notes: ''The old church was destroyed in the conflagration of 1666, and the present structure was erected in 1683 […] The christening-pew is beneath the organ, and in it is a small stone font of a circular form, standing on a pillar of a similar shape, and enriched with cherubs''. [cf. Index entry for London No. 53 for a similar [copy of?] font at St. Anne and St. Agnes church, London]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

Allen, Thomas, The History and Antiquities of London, Wsetminster, Southwark, and parts adjacent, London: published by George Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, [1839?]