Vessey / Vessay

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03224VES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century[Vivier-Seguin, Malle], Gothic? / Renaissance?
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Vincent de Vessey
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Vincent
Church Notes: 11thC church; modified 16th, 17th
Church Address: Rte de Sacey, 50170 Pontorson, France
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Vessey (Malle has Vessay) is located off the D80, in the municipality and 8-9 km SE of Pontorson, about 30 km NW of Fougères. Several other interesting fonts listed in this area, including three at Bazouges-la-P. nearby (S-W)
Font Notes:
The octagonal font is beaker-shaped. Dated by Vivier-Seguin and Malle to the 16th century, it has a motif on each basin side. Vivier-Seguin describe them as: sides 1 and 5 have a trilobe in a circle, side 7 has a fleur-de-lis in a single Ogee arch, side 3 has a 6-petalled rosette inside a square, whereas sides 2, 4, 6 and 8 have a tetralobe motif inside a circle Below these, there is a torus which runs around the sides; below the torus, the base tapers in and appears plain (description based on ill. and caption in Malle, 1994 and info in Vivier, 1941)

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.52391, -1.43139
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 31′ 26.08″ N, 1° 25′ 53″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood, metal

REFERENCES

  • Malle, Louis, Sources du baptême: découvrir les baptistères et les fonts baptismaux, Paris: Éditions de l'atelier, 1994, ill. and caption on p. 80
  • Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941, p. 73