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Font with carved flowers
1401/1700
Churches Conservation Trust
London, United Kingdom
This stone font is decorated with carved flowers and has a tall wooden cover placed over it. The font itself from the 1400's, but the cover is a later addition from the 17th century. Fonts were used to hold 'Holy Water' for baptisms and other rituals performed during church services.
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Details
- Title: Font with carved flowers
- Date Created: 1401/1700
- Location: St John the Baptist, Stamford, Lincolnshire
- Location Created: Stamford
- Type: Font
- Rights: ©The CCT/ Steven Cole
- External Link: St John the Baptist, Stamford, Lincolnshire
- Medium: Stone
- Photographer: Steven Cole
- Commissioned by: Churches Conservation Trust
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