Font
William Smith (Guildford 1707 – Chichester 1764)
Category
Furniture
Date
1665
Materials
Oak and stone
Measurements
620 x 740 mm
Order this imageCollection
Staunton Harold Church, Leicestershire
NT 426806
Summary
A stone font standing on a stone plinth with a decorative oak font cover with a circular base and a square platform with carved triangles between fleur de lys on each side; the corners emphasised with turned supports and circular knops. On top of this is a shaped dome with four supporting spandrels and the central pillar is crowned with a circular knop. Contemporary with the other woodwork in the Church.
Provenance
The Chapel at Staunton Harold was presented to the National Trust by the 12th Earl Ferrers in 1954. A partial endowment was given by the Dulverton Trust and the building was restored by public subscription and with a munificent grant from the Pilgrim Trust and grants from the Historic Churches Preservation Trust and the Incorporated Church Building Society.
Makers and roles
William Smith (Guildford 1707 – Chichester 1764), joiner