Font cover
William Smith (Guildford 1707 – Chichester 1764)
Category
Furniture
Date
1665
Materials
Oak
Measurements
620 x 740 mm; 2300 mm (Circumference)
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Staunton Harold Church, Leicestershire
NT 426806.1
Caption
The oak font lid has 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. The font's lid is contemporary with the other woodwork in the Church. Holy Trinity Chapel was the family chapel of the Earl Ferrers. It was given to the National Trust in 1954 by the Earl Ferrers and is unique in being the only church built in England during the 1650s, when Oliver Cromwell was the Lord Protector and the monarchy had been deposed.
Summary
A decorative oak font cover which is located in the Chapel of the Holy Trinity at Staunton Harold. The font lid is located in the Holy Trinity Chapel at Staunton Harold in Leicestershire, which was the family chapel of the Earl Ferrers.
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