Rayne No. 1

Results: 5 records

B01: Apostle or saint - Evangelists - symbol - 4

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

B02: symbol - cross

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

B03: God - Manus Dei

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

B04: God - Holy Spirit - symbol - dove

B05: Christ - monogram - IHS

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 16811RAY
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Country Name: England
Location: Essex, East
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chelmsford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, S side
Century and Period: 14th century [restored in 1884], Decorated [altered]
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Evangelists' font? [re-carved?]
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