Jerusalem No. 2
Image copyright © Janice Tostevin, 2006
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Janice Tostevin, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 March 2006 by Janice Tostevin
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
Font ID: 14445JER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th - 20th century (?), Modern
Church / Chapel Name: Cathedral of St. George the Martyr, Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Church Address: 20 Nablus Rd, Sheikh Jarrah, Ferusalem, Israel
Site Location: Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
Directions to Site: Located off hwy 60, in Sheikh Jarrah, in the Bab A-Zahara quarter, N of Jerusalem
Ecclesiastic Region: Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem
Font Notes:
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A baptismal font in the Perpendicular style, but of modern date, consisting of an octagonal basin with vertical sides decorated with small blank shields inscribed in ogee panels on seven sides, the eighth decorated with a large crowned shield with the IHS emblem of Christ; graded underbowl chamfer; base has the usual Victorian-style columns in varied coloured marble; octagonal lower base; octagonal plinth. The wooden cover is octagonal and tall, with crocketed upper ribs; modern too.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Janice Tostevin for the photograph of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 36R 711016 3519091
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 31.787917, 35.228667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 31° 47′ 16.5″ N, 35° 13′ 43.2″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material: wood
Apparatus: yes
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]