Wappenham No. 2

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 14591WAP
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1660s?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid?), Restoration
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17545339
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Site Location: Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km W of Towcester, 24 km SE of Northampton
Font Notes:
The present font is described in Pevsner & Cherry (1973): "octagonal with close patterns of honeysuckle-like leaves. The most likely date is the 1660s." [cf. Index entry for Wappenham No. 1 for the earlier Norman font of this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, Northamptonshire, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1973, p. 441