The font's cylindrical bowl is decorated with high-relief carvings of figures, half-figures, and heads. Biblical scenes show St Michael, carrying a cross-shaft, leading souls from Hell, and Moses and the Israelites. A two-bodied monster with one head is depicted. Many of the figures have their arms raised to Heaven. The meanings are unclear; it is suggested that these carvings represent a passage from Revelations, or the life of Moses. A band of interlacing is carved around the rim, above cable moulding which is also seen around the base.
This is part of the Series: LTC01/01 Lady Trenchard Cox: Series of Negatives; within the Collection: LTC01 Lady Trenchard Cox Collection
© Historic England Archive
Photographer: Cox, Mary Desiree
Medieval Font, Religion
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