London No. 71 / Jewry / Upwell

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B01: angel - cherub

[cf. Font notes]
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 13640LON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Olave
Church Patron Saints: St. Olaf [aka Olaf II Haraldsson, Óláfr Haraldsson, Olav, Olav Haraldsson, Olave, Olof]
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: The church was located on the W side of the Old Jewry
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Date: ca. 1673?
Century and Period: 17th century(late?), Stuart
Font Notes:
Allen (1839?) writes: that "this is a very ancient foundation, and was originally called St Olave's Upwell […] burnt down in 1666 […] The church was rebuilt in 1673 by sir C[hristopher] Wren […] The font is a neat marble basin, carved with the heads of cherubs, and is situated in a pew on the north side of the church". Blatch (1995) notes that this church was "demolished except for [the] tower in 1888". [NB: it appears that none of the fonts of this church have survived]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble

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?]