London No. 79

INFORMATION

FontID: 13652LON
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Matthew
Church Patron Saints: St. Matthew
Country Name: England
Location: Greater London, South East
Directions to Site: This church was located on the W side of Friday Street, near its N end
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Date: ca. 1685?
Century and Period: 17th century(late?), Stuart
Allen (1839?) writes: "This church […] was in the patronage of the abbot and convent of Westminster in 1322 […] it was burnt down in 1666 and by that means made parochial […] This church is one of the humblest of sir Christopher Wren's productions […] The font is painted to imitate sienna marble; the cover of oak, is handsomely carved in the form of an imperial crown; it stands on a pew in the north side of the church"

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

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?]