London No. 62

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LID01: virtues and vices - theological virtues - Charity (Caritas, Love, Agape)
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INFORMATION
FontID: 13630LON
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Magnus
Church Patron Saints: St. Magnus
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: Located on the NE corner of London Bridge
Date: ca. 1683?
Century and Period: 17th century(late?), Stuart
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Christopher Wren?
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Allen (1839?) notes: 'This church was destroyed in the great fire [of] 1666, but was soon after rebuilt in a handsome manner, after the designs of sir C[hristopher] Wren […] The font is a circular basin of marble, on a stone terminal pillar, the cover is a square church qith a flower-pot and bouquet tastefully carved, attached to each face.'' In Blatch (1995): ''Given by three parishoners in 1683, it is of marble with a nice oak cover looking like a house. The figure of Charity appears in a cartouche on the top.'' Baltch (ibid.) notes that there was ''a stone church on the site mentioned in 1067 dedicated to St Magnus'', but its font, together with the church itself, was probably destroyed in the London Fire.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, marble
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: ca. 1683? / 17th-century?
Material:
wood,
oak
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
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?]
Blatch, Mervyn, Guide to London's churches (2. ed.), London: Constable, 1995