This unusual terracotta font at St Faith’s, Guilsborough, was made in 1823 and is an early example of Gothic Revival ecclesiastical furnishing. The octagonal bowl is decorated on each face with a recessed panel containing floral motifs, including stylised roses and leaf sprays, framed within moulded borders.

The underside of the bowl has stepped mouldings and a band of small scalloped ornament, leading to a tall octagonal stem articulated with Gothic arched openings and slender engaged shafts. The base continues the octagonal profile in a series of plain, chamfered stages.

Terracotta fonts are rare in Northamptonshire, and the Guilsborough example reflects early 19th-century interest in medieval forms combined with industrial ceramic production methods. The design draws loosely on Perpendicular Gothic vocabulary, though interpreted through the crisp, modular language of early 19th-century manufacture.