It shall rest upon a handsomely wrought column and shall not be placed outside of the church but within it and, in so far as possible, to the right of those who enter. There shall be one at the door by which the men enter and one at the women's door. They shall not be fastened to the wall but removed from it as far as convenient. A column or a base will support them and it must represent nothing profane. A sprinkler shall be attached by a chain to the basin, the latter to be of brass, ivory, or some other suitable material artistically wrought.
Private fonts are generally smaller than the portable ones used in churches.
These were very rich ones in gold and silver ornamented with pearls and enamel. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor Imprimatur.