Mesnil-Vigot

INFORMATION

Font ID: 03249MES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale de Mesnil-Vigot
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Address: Rue de l'Église, 50570 Remilly-les-Marais, France
Site Location: Manche, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Mesnil-Vigot is located off the D339, about 18 km W of Saint-Lô
Font Notes:
Described by Grout as having an octagonal basin and a massive rectangular base "aux angles abattus". Of the two sources available in Vivier-Seguin there is discrepancy as to the material of which the font is made (Seguin gives limestone, while Grout gives granite); there is disagreement also on the description of the ornamentation (Grout gives interlace motif, while Seguin describes it as "pointes de diamant"). There are still visible traces of black, red and yellow paint on it (in Vivier, 1941)

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 625350 5446232
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.1561, -1.2808
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 9′ 21.96″ N, 1° 16′ 50.88″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone? or granite?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Vivier, Em., Les Anciens fonts baptismaux du Département de la Manche, Avranches: Presses de "L'Opinion de la Manche", 1941, p. 21