Find Spot record MLI40798 - Medieval Font Bowl, Church of All Saints, Moorby
Summary
A 14th century font bowl, re-used within the 1866 rebuilding of the Church of All Saints, Moorby.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A 14th century, square chamfered font bowl had been re-used and set upon a new base within the Church of All Saints, Moorby (see PRN 46704). The bowl had carvings on each of its four sides:
Side 1: Madonna and child with the Sun and Moon.
Side 2: Six kneeling figures.
Side 3: Man sitting with book, and with scourge at his side.
Side 4: Dead body of donor of font with two guardian angels folding a sheet.
The faces on the panel carvings had been obscured, but two crowned and mitred heads below the bowl were still intact. It is unclear whether the font bowl had formed part of the original medieval church in this location, or had been brought to the site during the 1866 re-building. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI860 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris. 1964. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (First Edition). p.318.
- <2> SLI932 Bibliographic Reference: Arthur Mee. 1952. The King's England: Lincolnshire. p.274.
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Location
Grid reference | TF 2913 6405 (point) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | MOORBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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