Holy Water Font
CultureAustrian
Date18th century
MediumIron and copper
DimensionsOverall: 42 × 30 3/4 inches (106.68 × 78.11 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number54-84
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DescriptionFrom hand-forged, incised iron backet in scroll and convoluted leaf forms depends by three chains, frame holding copper basin shaped as a shell.
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