Aberdeen No. 3
Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2010
Standing permission
Results: 4 records
B01: symbol - shield - coat of arms - 8
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2010
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 26 July 2010 by Colin Smith
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 July 2010 by Colin Smith
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church exterior
Scene Description: King's College, Aberdeen
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Anilocra, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 May 2007 by Anilocra
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of church interior - nave - looking east
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 July 2010 by Colin Smith
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
Font ID: 16972ABE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: College Chapel
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17576400
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Trinity and the Blessed Virgin Mary in her Nativity
Site Location: Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Additional Comments: disappeared font?
Font Notes:
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The present font is made of wood, and consists of small octagonal basin raised on an octagonal pedestal base; the sides of the basin are decorated with charged shields; there are mouldings on both basin and base. [NB: the Chapel dates from the late 15th century and early 16th century but we have no information on the earlier font(s)]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Smith for his photographs of chapel and modern font