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Drawing, Detail of Bridekirk Font, Adam and Eve Panel, St
Bridget's Church, Dearham, Cumberland, by William Gershom
Collingwood, 1899.
Sketch of panel of font depicting Adam and Eve's expulsion
from the Garden of Eden. To left, an angel bearing the
flaming sword beckons them to accompany her; Adam comes
forth whilst Eve, on right, clings kneeling to a stylised
Tree of Life. The font dates from 12th century.
Drawn to illustrate Notes on the Early Sculptured Crosses,
Shrines and Monuments in the Present Diocese of Carlisle, by
Rev William Slater Calverley, published by T Wilson, Kendal
1899; opposite p.70.
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