Rayne No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16811RAY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century [restored in 1884], Decorated [altered]
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Evangelists' font? [re-carved?]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of All Saints
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, S side
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17536116
Church Patron Saint(s): All Saints
Site Location: Essex, East, England, United Kingdom
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Additional Comments: restored font - heavily restored! [unknown how much of the decorative work was original, if any]
Font Notes:
Bettley & Pevsner (2007) note: "Font. C14, octagonal with carved emblems of the Evangelists etc. Installed 1884; heavily restored." The Parish website [http://www.rayne-info.org.uk/church/history.htm] [accessed 20 July 2010] informs: "At the rear of the Nave, on the south side are two Fonts [...] The other, larger and currently in use, is a heavily restored 14th century font of carved stone. Depicted on it are the four symbols of Baptism, the Cross, the Hand of God, the Dove and the "IHS", the monogram of Jesus; also the Lion, Man, Eagle and Ox from the Book of Revelation." [cf. Index entry for Rayne No. 2 for the other font in this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Bettley, James, Essex, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2007, p. 639