The medieval church which is
being restored at the St Fagans National History Museum in Cardiff still has its
medieval font, with heavy encrustations of (probably C19-20) lime wash. The
Museum has had new piscinae made for the main and side altars. Now it occurs to
us to wonder: were medieval altars and piscinae ever painted? Would it depend on
the stone - I know alabaster was generally painted but this may have been
because it takes paint well.
Maddy