A silver-gilt font comprising a circular bowl, with a domed cover, surmounted by a finial cast as St Philip baptising the Eunuch, supported on a tall stem on a spreading foot. The font is chased overall with flowers, fruits and scrolls. The font is accompanied by a partly fluted dish, chased with birds and flowers, and with the Royal coat of arms in the centre.

Silver fonts for private use are extremely rare, with equivalent examples only being found in the Swedish Royal Collection. This superbly chased piece, although commissioned in 1660, was not used during the reign of Charles II, who had no legitimate heirs, but was first used for the baptism of James II's eldest son, James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender). It remained in use until the baptism of Princess Charlotte, daughter of George IV, in 1796. The font was then often used as a stand for the Victorian font created in 1840. The basin has often appeared separately as a piece of altar plate at great royal ceremonial occasions.