2-970-781 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Regalia. - 7', c1911. '1. Baptismal Font; 2. State Salt-cellar'. The font is '...of silver, gilt, tastefully chased, and surmounted with two figures, emblematic of the baptismal rite: this font was formerly used at Royal christenings; but a new font was manufactured for Queen Victoria'. From "The Portrait Book of Our Kings and Queens 1066-1911", edited by T. Leman Hare. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh]