Charente

INFORMATION

Font ID: 02898CHA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [Enlart], Medieval
Museum: Private collection of H. de Montégut
Church / Chapel Name: In a private collection
Site Location: Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Font Notes:
Enlart includes among the 13th century lead fonts one which is "dans la collection de H. de Montégut" but was originally from somewhere in the Charante dépt. (Enlart, 1902)

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, lead
Font Shape: cylindrical
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Enlart, Camille, Manuel d'archéologie française depuis les temps mérovingiens jusqu'à la Renaissance, Paris: Alphonse Picard & fils, 1902, p. 770-771, footnote 2